Assessing performance of multi-hospital organizations: A measurement approach

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-203

  Yavas, Ugur ^a   Romanova, Natalia ^b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital management; Hospitals; Performance measurement (quality); Surveys; United States of America

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DATA COLLECTION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19944402896     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860510594758     Document Type: Article

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