The influence of context on quality improvement success in health care: A systematic review of the literature

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 500-559

  Kaplan, Heather C ^a   Brady, Patrick W ^a   Dritz, Michele C ^a   Hooper, David K ^a   Linam, W Matthew ^a   Froehle, Craig M ^a   Margolis, Peter ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

context; health care; quality assurance; quality improvement; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650575498     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2010.00611.x     Document Type: Review

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