Reverse quality management: Developing evidence-based best practices in health emergency management

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-115

  Lynch, Tim ^a   Cox, Paul ^b,c  

^a Info Lynk Consulting Services Inc   (Canada)

^b PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^c The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Benchmarks; Best practices; Emergency management; Evidence based; Hurricane Katrina; Population health; Public health

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BENCHMARKING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33744988736     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019514-200604000-00005     Document Type: Article

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