Evaluation and measurement for improvement in service-level quality improvement initiatives

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 182-189

  Russell, Nicholas C C ^a,b   Wallace, Louise M ^a   Ketley, Diane ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MANAGER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 80455168733     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/hsmr.2011.011010     Document Type: Article

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