Strengthening organizational performance through accreditation research-a framework for twelve interrelated studies: The ACCREDIT project study protocol

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a   Westbrook, Johanna ^a   Johnston, Brian ^b   Clark, Stephen ^c   Brandon, Mark ^d   Banks, Margaret ^e   Hughes, Clifford ^f   Greenfield, David ^a   Pawsey, Marjorie ^b   Corbett, Angus ^g   Georgiou, Andrew ^a   Callen, Joanne ^a   Vretveit, John ^h   Pope, Catherine ⁱ   Sũol, Rosa ^j   Shaw, Charles ^k   Debono, Deborah ^a   Westbrook, Mary ^a   Hinchcliff, Reece ^a   Moldovan, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards   (Australia)

^c Quality in Practice/Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited   (Australia)

^d Aged Care Accreditation Agency Limited   (Australia)

^e Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care   (Australia)

^f Clinical Excellence Commission   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^h KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^k St Camillus' Hospital   (Ireland)

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EID: 80053590514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-390     Document Type: Article

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