Improving the health care work environment: Implications for research, practice, and policy

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 81-84

  Harrison, Michael I ^a   Henriksen, Kerm ^b   Hughes, Ronda G ^b  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b AHRQ   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROWDING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

CROWDING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 36649015574     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(07)33115-2     Document Type: Article

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