The association between quality system development stage and the implementation of process-level patient safety themes in Dutch hospitals: an observational study

Abstract Background Quality systems are believed to be positively related to quality and safety in healthcare. However, there is no convincing evidence for this relationship in the literature. This study aims to examine the association between the development stage of hospital quality systems and th...

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Main Authors: Steffie M. van Schoten, Janneke Hoogervorst-Schilp, Peter P. Groenewegen, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Cordula Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-2997-x