What is quality and how is it achieved? Practitioners' views versus quality models

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-36

  Hudelson, P ^a   Cleopas A ^a   Kolly, V ^a   Chopard, P ^a   Perneger, T ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; NURSE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SWITZERLAND; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 39349093860     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.021311     Document Type: Article

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