Healthcare professionals' experiences of the implementation of integrated care pathways

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 334-347

  Hogan, Catherine ^a   Barry, Maria ^a   Burke, Mary ^a   Joyce, Pauline ^b  

^a South Tipperary General Hospital   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Health care; Quality improvement; Resources

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 80053441328     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526861111139179     Document Type: Article

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