Accreditation programs for hospitals: funding and operation

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 583-589

  Bohigas, Lluís ^a,g   Smith, Denis ^a   Brooks, Tessa ^b   Donahue, Tina ^c   Heidemann, Elma ^d   Donaldson, Barbara ^e   Shaw, Charles ^f  

^a Australian Cncl on Hlthcare Std   (Australia)

^b KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c Joint Commission   (United States)

^d Can Cncl Hlth Serv Accreditation   (Canada)

^e New Zealand Cncl on Hlthcare Std   (New Zealand)

^f Hospital Accreditation Programme   (United Kingdom)

^g Fundacion Avedis Donabedian   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Health policy; International comparisons

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCOME; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; FEES AND CHARGES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCOME; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030346173     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/8.6.583     Document Type: Article

References (1)

1. O'Leary M and Team of Joint Commission Experts, Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms. Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Illinois, 11, 1994