Getting the Board on Board: Engaging Hospital Boards in Quality and Patient Safety

The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient SafetyPublished 1 April 2006

Maulik Joshi, Stephen C. Hines

DOI10.1016/s1553-7250(06)32023-5

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TL;DR

The engagement of hospital boards inquality can be enhanced by increasing education on quality to increase the board's quality literacy; improving the framing of an agenda for quality; more quality planning, focus, and incentives for leadership and governance for quality improvement; and more focus on the patients.

Abstract

The engagement of hospital boards inquality can be enhanced by (1) increasing education on quality to increase the board's quality literacy; (2) improving the framing of an agenda for quality; (3) more quality planning, focus, and incentives for leadership and governance for quality improvement; and (4) greater focus on the patients. Implementing these steps can improve a hospital's overall performance.

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