How high-performance work systems drive health care value: An examination of leading process improvement strategies

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 188-202

  Robbins, Julie ^a   Garman, Andrew N ^c   Song, Paula H ^a   McAlearney, Ann Scheck ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

health care; high performance work systems; human resources management; process improvement; qualitative; quality of care; workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HOSPITALS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862876761     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QMH.0b013e31825e88f6     Document Type: Article

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