Sustainability of partnership projects: A conceptual framework and checklist

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 12 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 37-47

  Edwards, Janine C ^a   Feldman, Penny Hollander ^b   Sangl, Judy ^c   Polakoff, David ^d   Stern, Glen ^e   Casey, Don ^f  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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

^d Lehigh Valley Hospital ^*

^e LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Atlantic Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LONG-TERM CARE; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 37749043203     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(07)33122-x     Document Type: Article

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