A comparative analysis of surveyors from six hospital accreditation programmes and a consideration of the related management issues

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-13

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

^a Fundacion Avedis Donabedian   (Spain)

^b KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c Joint Commission   (United States)

^d New Zealand Cncl on Hlth Care Std ^*  (Australia)

^e Can Cncl Hlth Serv Accreditation   (Canada)

^f Hospital Accreditation Programme   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Health policy; International comparisons

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCREDITATION; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031834434     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/10.1.7     Document Type: Article

References (1)

1. Bohigas L., Smith D., Brooks T. et al. Accreditation programs for hospitals: funding and operation. Int. J. Qual. Health Care 1996; 8: 583-589.