Ethics, oversight and quality improvement initiatives

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 271-274

  Taylor, Holly A ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^b   Sugarman, Jeremy ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956116525     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.038034     Document Type: Article

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