Board oversight of quality: Any differences in process of care and mortality?

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-29

  Jiang, H Joanna ^a   Lockee, Carlin ^b   Bass, Karma ^b,c   Fraser, Irene ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b The Gorvernance Institute   (United States)

^c Alliance Healthcare Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMONIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

GOVERNING BOARD; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 63049093159     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-200901000-00005     Document Type: Article

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