Organizational structure for addressing the attributes of the ideal healthcare delivery system

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 407-418

  Cowen, Mark E ^a   Halasyamani, Lakshmi K ^b   McMurtrie, Daniel ^b   Hoffman, Denise ^b   Polley, Theodore ^b   Alexander, Jeffrey A ^c  

^a Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 56749096977     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-200811000-00010     Document Type: Review

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