Accreditation of hospitals in Lebanon: A challenging experience

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 138-149

  Ammar, W ^a   Wakim, R ^a   Hajj, I ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; LAW; LEBANON; MEDICAL AUDIT; PUBLIC HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCREDITATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LEBANON; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OWNERSHIP; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34347363275     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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