A survey of board chairs of english hospitals shows greater attention to quality of care than among their US counterparts

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 677-685

  Jha, Ashish K ^a,b   Epstein, Arnold M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; GOVERNING BOARD; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877957796     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.1060     Document Type: Article

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