[The role of hospital management in quality assurance activities at Danish hospitals].
Quality assurance (QA) has been a main topic of debate within the Danish health care system over the last few years. In order to study the effects of this debate we conducted a survey of QA activities in all hospitals. This article is concerned with the role of the central hospital management in QA. Thirty-nine percent (forty-one) of hospital managements returned the questionnaire. Thirty-two managements had initiated QA work in their hospitals, especially on topics concerning health care personnel, administration and organisation. Twenty-four managements had created goals for quality, only rarely were the goals followed up by quantitative methods. Seven managements had a special budget for QA-activities. Those hospital managements who have initiated QA in their hospitals have selected key topics in order to facilitate the implementation of QA.
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Dansk Sygehus Institut, København.
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D003718:Denmark; D006739:Hospital Administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Sygehusledelsernes rolle i kvalitetssikringsaktiviteter på danske sygehuse.