The role of hospital managers in quality and patient safety: A systematic review

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Parand, Anam ^a   Dopson, Sue ^b   Renz, Anna ^a   Vincent, Charles ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMPENSATION; DATA EXTRACTION; EMBASE; EMPIRICISM; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; MEDLINE; MODEL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; PSYCINFO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84926508031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005055     Document Type: Review

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