OPTIGOV - A new methodology for evaluating Clinical Governance implementation by health providers

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Specchia, Maria Lucia ^a   La Torre, Giuseppe ^b   Siliquini, Roberta ^c   Capizzi, Silvio ^a   Valerio, Luca ^a   Nardella, Pierangela ^a   Campana, Alessandro ^d   Ricciardi, Walter ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d Eurogroup Consulting   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953680555     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-174     Document Type: Article

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