The dynamic interaction of quality and efficiency in the emergency department: Squaring the circle?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 511-517

  Nugus, Peter ^a   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Efficiency; Emergency department; Organizational culture; Quality

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MEDICINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PATIENT CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEAMWORK; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORK EXPERIENCE;

AUSTRALIA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 74549151336     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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