The relative importance of leadership and payment system: Effects on quality of care and work environment

Health Policy

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-82

  Forsberg, Ewa ^a,b   Axelsson, Runo ^c   Arnetz, Bengt ^b  

^a Ctr for Devmt of Health Services   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Financial incentive; Leadership; Organisation; Quality of care; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE MEDICINE; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 2642529231     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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