Safety and Accountability in Healthcare From Past to Present

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Hendee, William R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Quality; Safety; Transparency; Value

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION THEORY; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

ACCOUNTABILITY; INFORMATION AGE CULTURE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

HEALTH CARE;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCREDITATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CERTIFICATION; CREDENTIALING; ETHICS; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41949126282     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.04.096     Document Type: Article

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