The implementation of quality management systems in hospitals: A comparison between three countries

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Wagner, C ^a   Gulacsi L ^b   Takacs, E ^c   Outinen, M ^d  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

^c National Health Insurance Fund Administration OEP   (Hungary)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUNGARY; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FINLAND; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; HUNGARY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745089348     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-6-50     Document Type: Article

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