Redefining accountability in health care: Managing the plurality of medical interests

Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-106

  Sorensen, Roslyn ^a   Iedema, Rick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accountability; Clinical practice change; Intensive care; Medical profession; Organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SOCIOLOGY;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 38649099079     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459307083699     Document Type: Article

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