Pittsburgh regional healthcare initiative: A systems approach for achieving perfect patient care

Health Affairs

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 157-165

  Sirio, Carl A ^a   Segel, Kenneth T ^b   Keyser, Donna J ^c   Harrison, Edward I ^b   Lloyd, Jon C ^b   Weber, Robert J ^a   Muto, Carlene A ^d   Webster, D Geoffrey ^b   Pisowicz, Vickie ^b   Feinstein, Karen Wolk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFETY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PENNSYLVANIA; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1542575703     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.22.5.157     Document Type: Article

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