Beliefs and values shared by all members of the organization. These shared values, which are subject to change, are reflected in the day to day management of the organization.

The coordination of services in one area of a facility to improve efficiency.

The study of the social determinants and social effects of health and disease, and of the social structure of medical institutions or professions.

Introduction of changes which are new to the organization and are created by management.

The assessment of the functioning of an employee in relation to work.

The reciprocal interaction of physicians and nurses.

The function of directing or controlling the actions or attitudes of an individual or group with more or less willing acquiescence of the followers.

Abstract standards or empirical variables in social life which are believed to be important and/or desirable.

Management of the organization of HEALTH FACILITIES.

Theoretical representations and constructs that describe or explain the structure and hierarchy of relationships and interactions within or between formal organizational entities or informal social groups.

The application of industrial management practice to systematically maintain and improve organization-wide performance. Effectiveness and success are determined and assessed by quantitative quality measures.

Management of the internal organization of the hospital.

The development of systems to prevent accidents, injuries, and other adverse occurrences in an institutional setting. The concept includes prevention or reduction of adverse events or incidents involving employees, patients, or facilities. Examples include plans to reduce injuries from falls or plans for fire safety to promote a safe institutional environment.

The attainment or process of attaining a new level of performance or quality.

The capacity of an organization, institution, or business to produce desired results with a minimum expenditure of energy, time, money, personnel, materiel, etc.

A change or shift in personnel due to reorganization, resignation, or discharge.

The reciprocal interaction of two or more professional individuals.

Descriptions and evaluations of specific health care organizations.

Social rank-order established by certain behavioral patterns.

The number of beds which a hospital has been designed and constructed to contain. It may also refer to the number of beds set up and staffed for use.

Personal satisfaction relative to the work situation.

Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc.

The broad dissemination of new ideas, procedures, techniques, materials, and devices and the degree to which these are accepted and used.

Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organized under the leadership of a physician; each member of the team has specific responsibilities and the whole team contributes to the care of the patient.

A set of statistical methods for analyzing the correlations among several variables in order to estimate the number of fundamental dimensions that underlie the observed data and to describe and measure those dimensions. It is used frequently in the development of scoring systems for rating scales and questionnaires.

The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.

Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization.

The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services. Health services research is usually concerned with relationships between need, demand, supply, use, and outcome of health services. The aim of the research is evaluation, particularly in terms of structure, process, output, and outcome. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

Conversations with an individual or individuals held in order to obtain information about their background and other personal biographical data, their attitudes and opinions, etc. It includes school admission or job interviews.

Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.

The term "United States" in a medical context often refers to the country where a patient or study participant resides, and is not a medical term per se, but relevant for epidemiological studies, healthcare policies, and understanding differences in disease prevalence, treatment patterns, and health outcomes across various geographic locations.

Any type of research that employs nonnumeric information to explore individual or group characteristics, producing findings not arrived at by statistical procedures or other quantitative means. (Qualitative Inquiry: A Dictionary of Terms Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997)

Statistical measures of utilization and other aspects of the provision of health care services including hospitalization and ambulatory care.

Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.