title: Issues in the governance of Canadian Hospitals IV: quality of hospital care.
abstract: The quality of hospital services is a fundamental responsibility of governance. This responsibility can be thought of in terms of three components: monitoring the quality of services; ensuring that management processes are in place to measure, monitor and maintain quality of services; and ensuring quality in all aspects of hospital operations.
authors: Hay Health Care Consulting Group.
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Hundert
authors: Adam
authors: A
authors: Topp
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006075:Governing Board / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012941:Social Responsibility