Planning and studying improvement in patient care: The use of theoretical perspectives

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-138

  Grol, Richard P T M ^a   Bosch, Marije C ^b   Hulscher, Marlies E J L ^b   Eccles, Martin P ^b   Wensing, Michel ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health care; Quality improvement; Theories

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847198290     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2007.00478.x     Document Type: Review

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