High-performing and low-performing nursing homes: A view from complexity science

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-351

  Forbes Thompson, Sarah ^a   Leiker, Tona ^b   Bleich, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Tabor College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity science; High performing nursing homes; Low performing nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRUST; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 37349038517     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HMR.0000296789.39128.f6     Document Type: Article

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