An appreciative inquiry approach to practice improvement and transformative change in health care settings

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 194-204

  Carter, Caroline A ^a   Ruhe, Mary C ^a   Weyer, Sharon ^a,b   Litaker, David ^a,b   Fry, Ronald E ^c   Stange, Kurt C ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care delivery; Practice change; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447566213     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.QMH.0000281055.15177.79     Document Type: Article

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