Towards hospital standardization in Europe

201028 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

C. Shaw · International Society for Quality in Health Care

Charles Bruneau · Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire

G. de Jongh · European Committee for Standardization

Rosa Suñol · Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Abstract

In practice, the legal relationships between member states and intergovernmental organizations inhibit the harmonization of management practice across-borders. Faster progress to higher levels of performance would be achieved by voluntary, non-regulatory cooperation of enthusiasts to define, measure and improve the quality of healthcare in European hospitals.

Topics & Keywords

Healthcare Quality and Management Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Clinical practice guidelines implementation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volume 22, Issue 4, pp. 244-249

DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq030

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