Does medical culture limit doctors' adoption of quality improvement? Lessons from Camelot

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 248-251

  Jorm, Christine ^a,b   Kam, Peter ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Clinical Practice Improvement Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PHYSICIANS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 7044260350     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1355819042250186     Document Type: Review

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