Transparency in health care: Leading the way

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 428-431

  Malcolm, Elissa F ^a   Mastanduno, Melanie P ^a   Abdu, William A ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 47549117406     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34053-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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