Hospital accreditation and the surgeon: The Canadian experience

Surgeon

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 321-326

  Robblee, James A ^a,b   Heidemann, E G ^a  

^a Can Cncl on Hlth Serv Acrredit   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Criteria; Indicators; Outcomes; Quality; Standards; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CANADA; COOPERATION; EXPERIENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; SURGEON; TEAMWORK;

EID: 13644269954     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(04)80030-1     Document Type: Article

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