Organization Complexity and Primary Care Providers’ Perceptions of Quality Improvement Culture Within the Veterans Health Administration

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 139-146

  Korom Djakovic, Danijela ^a,b   Canamucio, Anne ^a   Lempa, Michele ^a   Yano, Elizabeth M ^c,d   Long, Judith A ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; organizational complexity; primary care; quality improvement; Veterans Affairs

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; OUTPATIENT; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VETERANS HEALTH; COOPERATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CENTER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84960083518     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860614559743     Document Type: Article

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