Performance Comparison and Organizational Service Provision: U.S. Hospitals and the Quest for Performance Control

by Christopher Dorn

Book Overview

Exploring the mechanisms underlying performance comparisons, Performance Comparison and Organizational Service Provision investigates how such assessments shape hospitals' service provision and medical professionals' work.

With a focus on U.S. health care, this study outlines how medical quality was defined and compared in the hospital sector from the late 19th century to the present. Developing a novel theoretical framework to investigate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367567482
• ISBN13: 9780367567484
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"