Costs of quality improvement: A survey of four acute care hospitals

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 544-550

  Chen, Lena M ^a,b   Rein, Mitchell S ^c,d   Bates, David W ^d,e,f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 74049156426     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(09)35074-6     Document Type: Article

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