Three success factors for continual improvement in healthcare: An analysis of the reports of improvement team members

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-259

  Brandrud, Aleidis Skard ^a   Schreiner, Ada ^b   Hjortdahl, Per ^c   Helljesen, Gro Sævil ^d   Nyen, Bjørnar ^e   Nelson, Eugene C ^f  

^a Vestre Viken Hospital Trust   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d South Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^f DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; SKILL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BENCHMARKING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79953798406     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2009.038604     Document Type: Article

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