Why is quality assurance so difficult? A review of issues in quality assurance over the last decade

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 331-337

  Brown, R W ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Information technology; Performance measurement; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOVOLEMIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OXYGEN THERAPY; PAIN; PERFORMANCE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; WOUND INFECTION;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036380961     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2002.00240.x     Document Type: Review

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