Is the hospital decision to seek accreditation an effective one?

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages E56-E68

  Grepperud, Sverre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Certification; Consumer misperceptions; Market imperfections; Market signaling; Moral hazard

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MORALITY;

ACCREDITATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCREDITATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84924858864     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2263     Document Type: Article

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