Association between organisational and workplace cultures, and patient outcomes: Systematic review

BMJ Open

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a   Herkes, Jessica ^a   Ludlow, Kristiana ^a   Testa, Luke ^a   Lamprell, Gina ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinical governance; Health safety; health policy; organisational development; public health; quality in healthcare

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MORTALITY RATE; NORTH AMERICA; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TRENDS;

CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85042866149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017708     Document Type: Review

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