Is having quality as an item on the executive board agenda associated with the implementation of quality management systems in European hospitals: A quantitative analysis

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue , 2014, Pages 92-99

  Botje, Daan ^a   Klazinga, N S ^b,l   Sunol R ^c,d   Groene, O ^e   Pfaff, H ^f   Mannion, R ^g   Depaigneloth, A ^h   Arah, O A ^i,j   Dersarkissian, M ^i,j   Wagner, C ^a,k   Kringos, D S ^l   Lombarts, M J M H ^l   Plochg, T ^l   Lopez, M A ^c   Secanell, M ^c   Vallejo, P ^c   Bartels, P ^m   Kristensen, S ^m   Michel, P ⁿ   Saillour Glenisson, F ⁿ   Vlcek, F ^o   Car, M ^p   Jones, S ^p   Klaus, E ^p   Bottaro, S ^q   Garel, P ^q   Saluvan, M ^r   Bruneau, C ^h   Shaw, C ^s   Hammer, A ^f   Ommen, O ^f   Kutaj Wasikowska, H ^t   Kutryba, B ^t   Escoval, A ^u   Livio A ^u   Eiras, M ^v   Franca, M ^v   Leite, I ^v   Almeman, F ^w   Kus, H ^w   Ozturk, K ^w   Thompson, C A ^j   Wang, A ^j   Thompson, A ^x   more..

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas REDISSEC   (Spain)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^h Haute Autorité de santé   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^l ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^m AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

ⁿ Comité de la Coordination de l'Evaluation Clinique et de la Qualité en Aquitaine ^*  (France)

^o Czech Accreditation Committee   (Czech Republic)

^p Dr Foster Intelligence DFI ^*  (United Kingdom)

^q European Hospital and Healthcare Federation HOPE   (Belgium)

^r HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^s UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^t Polish Society for Quality Promotion in Health Care TPJ   (Poland)

^u Portuguese Association for Hospital Development APDH   (Portugal)

^v Portuguese Society for Quality in Health Care SPQS   (Portugal)

^w Turkish Society for Quality Improvement in Healthcare SKID   (Turkey)

^x UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Acute care hospitals; Executive board; External pressure; International research; Quality management; Quality on the agenda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITY MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE INDEX; QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INDEX; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ADULT; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY;

ADULT; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, HOSPITAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; GOVERNING BOARD; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 84922245028     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzu017     Document Type: Article

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