Quality system based on the standard SFS-EN ISO 9002 in Kuopio University Hospital

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 266-272

  Rissanen, Viljo ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Auditing; Certification; Feedback; Finland; ISO 9000

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; DOCUMENTATION; EUROPE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CERTIFICATION; DOCUMENTATION; EUROPE; FINLAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034577852     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860010373244     Document Type: Article

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