Using Quality Measures for Quality Improvement: The Perspective of Hospital Staff

Asgar Aghaei Hashjin; Hamid Ravaghi; Dionne S. Kringos; Uzor C. Ogbu; Claudia Fischer; Saeid Reza Azami; Niek S. Klazinga

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086014

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Using Quality Measures for Quality Improvement: The Perspective of Hospital Staff

Asgar Aghaei Hashjin ,

* E-mail: asgar_aghaeihashjin@yahoo.com

Affiliations Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Center (AMC)/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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Hamid Ravaghi,

Affiliations Health Management and Economic Research Center, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran, Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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Dionne S. Kringos,

Affiliation Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Center (AMC)/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Uzor C. Ogbu,

Affiliation Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Center (AMC)/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Claudia Fischer,

Affiliations Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Center (AMC)/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Saeid Reza Azami,

Affiliation Development and Supervision Management of Public Affairs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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Niek S. Klazinga

Affiliation Department of Social Medicine, Academic Medical Center (AMC)/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Using Quality Measures for Quality Improvement: The Perspective of Hospital Staff

Asgar Aghaei Hashjin,
Hamid Ravaghi,
Dionne S. Kringos,
Uzor C. Ogbu,
Claudia Fischer,
Saeid Reza Azami,
Niek S. Klazinga

Published: January 23, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086014

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