Involving consumers in accreditation: The Irish experience

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 296-300

  O'Connor, Elaine ^a   Fortune, Triona ^a   Doran, Jennifer ^a   Boland, Roisin ^a  

^a HEALTH INFORMATION AND QUALITY AUTHORITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Consumers; Involvement

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ACCREDITATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; IRELAND; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PEER REVIEW; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34648823415     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzm026     Document Type: Article

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