Leadership for quality improvement in health care: Empirical evidence on hospital boards, managers, and physicians

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 397-416

  Weiner, Bryan J ^a   Alexander, Jeffrey A ^b   Shortell, Stephen M ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, HOSPITAL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; GOVERNING BOARD; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; LEADERSHIP; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030345324     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755879605300402     Document Type: Article

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