From Corporate Governance to Hospital Governance. Authority, transparency and accountability of Belgian non-profit hospitals' board and management

Health Policy

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-15

  Eeckloo, Kristof ^a   Van Herck, Gustaaf ^a   Van Hulle, Cynthia ^a   Vleugels, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Hospital governance; Non profit hospitals

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITY; BELGIUM; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENCE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LAW; MEDICAL STAFF; MODEL; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; OCCUPATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SOCIETY; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 1642392483     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.07.009     Document Type: Article

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