Conceptualizing performance in accreditation

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-52

  Smits, Pernelle A ^a   Champagne, François ^a   Contandriopoulos, Damien ^a   Sicotte, Claude ^a   Préval, Johanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Framework; Management; Parsonian perspective; Performance

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FRANCE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANAGEMENT STYLE; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACCREDITATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MANUALS AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 38149026340     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzm056     Document Type: Article

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