Implementing a national hospital accreditation program: The Zambian experience

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 7-16

  Bukonda, Ngoyi ^a   Tavrow, Paula ^b   Abdallah, Hany ^b   Hoffner, Karen ^a   Tembo, Joyce ^c  

^a Joint Commission   (United States)

^b United States Agency for International Development Georgia Tuberculosis Prevention Project   (United States)

^c Central Board of Health   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Developing countries; Hospitals; Quality assessment; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COST; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; WORKLOAD; ZAMBIA;

ACCREDITATION; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; ZAMBIA;

EID: 12244302239     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/14.suppl_1.7     Document Type: Article

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