A decade of commitment to hospital quality of care: overview of and perceptions on multicomponent quality improvement policies involving accreditation, public reporting, inspection and pay-for-performance

• Main Authors: Astrid Van Wilder (Author), Jonas Brouwers (Author), Bianca Cox (Author), Luk Bruyneel (Author), Dirk De Ridder (Author), Fien Claessens (Author), Kristof Eeckloo (Author), Kris Vanhaecht (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Quality improvement (QI) initiatives such as accreditation, public reporting, inspection and pay-for-performance are increasingly being implemented globally. In Flanders, Belgium, a government policy for acute-care hospitals incorporates aforementioned initiatives. Currently, que...