Walkrounds in practice: Corrupting or enhancing a quality improvement intervention? A qualitative study

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 303-310

  Martin, Graham ^a   Ozieranski, Piotr ^b   Willars, Janet ^b   Charles, Kathryn ^c,d   Minion, Joel ^e   McKee, Lorna ^c   Dixon Woods, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84903275830     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(14)40040-0     Document Type: Article

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