Net benefits: Assessing the effectiveness of clinical networks in Australia through qualitative methods

Implementation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Cunningham, Frances C ^a   Ranmuthugala, Geetha ^a   Westbrook, Johanna I ^a   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical networks; Health care; Health systems; Organization of care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84868258285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-108     Document Type: Article

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