The external review of quality improvement in health care organizations: A qualitative study

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 367-374

  Walshe, Kieran ^a   Wallace, Louise ^b   Freeman, Tim ^a   Latham, Linda ^a   Spurgeon, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Clinical governance; External review; Qualitative methods; Quality improvement; Regulation; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE; TENSION; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCREDITATION; ENGLAND; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; FEEDBACK; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS; STATE MEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034796717     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/13.5.367     Document Type: Article

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