A multi-state, multi-site, multi-sector healthcare improvement model: Implementing evidence for practice

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 740-744

  Edward, Karen Leigh ^a,b,c   Walker, Kim ^d   Duff, Jed ^e  

^a St Francis Building   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Collaborative; Healthcare improvement; Implementation research; Nursing; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; INTERNET; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INTERNET; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85031729940     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzx099     Document Type: Article

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