Quality in health care : strategic issues in health care management

Author(s)

• Davies, H. T. O.
• Tavakoli, Manouche
• Malek, Mo
• International Conference on Strategic Issues in Health Care Management

Bibliographic Information

Quality in health care : strategic issues in health care management

edited by Huw T.O. Davies, Manouche Tavakoli and Mo Malek

Ashgate, c2001

Note

Selected papers from The Fourth International Conference on Strategic Issues in Health Care Management, held in St. Andrews, spring 2000

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

All health systems around the globe face similar problems: controlling costs while maintaining or improving health care quality and access. Drawing on research from contributors from Europe and America, this volume examines the central issue of quality in health care. Enhancing the quality of health services remains a key challenge for all health systems whatever their stage of development. The book explores both quantitive and qualitative approaches to identifying and remedying deficencies in health care.

Table of Contents

• Systems issues
• bringing about quality improvement
• variatopns in health care
• incorporating user views
• choice.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA53741613
• ISBN:
  • 0754616134
• LCCN: 01089067
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Aldershot
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 230 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC : 362.1068
• Subject Headings:
  • BLSH : Medical care. Quality control. Congresses
  • BLSH : Health services administration. Congresses