Enhancing board oversight on quality of hospital care: An agency theory perspective

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 144-153

  Jiang, H Joanna ^a   Lockee, Carlin ^b   Fraser, Irene ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b The Gorvernance Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

agency theory; hospital governance; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; GOVERNING BOARD; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859007815     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e3182224237     Document Type: Review

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