Engineering Quality through Organization Change: A Study of Patient Care Initiatives by Teams

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-51

  Ziegenfuss Jr , James T ^a,c   Munzenrider, Robert F ^a,c   Fisher, Kathleen ^a,c   Noll, Suzanne ^b   Kinney Poss, Linda ^b   Lartin Drake, Joan ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; POLICY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PENNSYLVANIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032011534     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286069801300106     Document Type: Article

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