Issues in the governance of Canadian Hospitals IV: quality of hospital care.
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.
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Hay Health Care Consulting Group.
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