Comparison of health service accreditation programs in low- and middle-income countries with those in higher income countries: A cross-sectional study

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 568-577

  Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a   Shaw, Charles D ^a   Moldovan, Max ^a   Greenfield, David ^a   Hinchcliff, Reece ^a   Mumford, Virginia ^a   Kristensen, Marie Brunn ^a   Westbrook, Johanna ^a   Nicklin, Wendy ^b   Fortune, Triona ^c   Whittaker, Stuart ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Accreditation Canada   (Canada)

^c The International Society for Quality in Health Care   (Ireland)

^d The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Healthcare standards; Higher income countries; Low and middle income countries; Political circumstances

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL;

ACCREDITATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; POLITICS;

EID: 84869394490     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzs064     Document Type: Article

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