Translating visions of transparency and quality development: The transformation of clinical databases in the Danish hospital field

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kousgaard, Marius Brostrøm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Governance; Hospital field; Quality indicators; Transparency

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY MAKING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

ARTICLE; DENMARK; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; STANDARD;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENMARK; DISCLOSURE; HOSPITALS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

DENMARK;

EID: 84857801733     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.1092     Document Type: Article

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