An improvement project within urological care

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 412-422

  Khatami, Annelie ^a   Rosengren, Kristina ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employee involvement; Leadership; Organizational change; Patient safety; Problem solving; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; NEPHROLITHIASIS; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UROLOGY;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEADERSHIP; NEPHROLITHIASIS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT SAFETY; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UROLOGY;

EID: 84929324401     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJHCQA-10-2014-0104     Document Type: Article

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