Challenging the holy grail of hospital accreditation: A cross sectional study of inpatient satisfaction in the field of cardiology

• Main Authors: Erbel Raimund (Author), Günther Wolfram (Author), Lütkes Peter (Author), Sack Cornelia (Author), Jöckel Karl-Heinz (Author), Holtmann Gerald J (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Subjective parameters such as quality of life or patient satisfaction gain importance as outcome parameters and benchmarks in health care. In many countries hospitals are now undergoing accreditation as mandatory or voluntary measure...