title: Leadership for quality improvement in health care; empirical evidence on hospital boards, managers, and physicians.
authors.affiliation: Tulane University Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shortell
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006075:Governing Board / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006302:Health Services Research; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007324:Institutional Management Teams / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007857:Leadership; D016015:Logistic Models; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States