Converging patterns in hospital organization: Beyond the professional bureaucracy

Health Policy

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-281

  Lega, Federico ^a   DePietro, Carlo ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Care focused hospital; Hospital organization; Human resource management

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CODING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 26844508910     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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