Establishment, present condition, and developmental direction of the New Korean Healthcare Accreditation System

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue SUPP, 2012, Pages

  Chang, Hoo Sun ^a   Lee, Sun Hee ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Quality improvement; Quality of healthcare

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; SOUTH KOREA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCREDITATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84862862215     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.S.S61     Document Type: Article

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