Innovation in Health Care Services and Hospital Ambulatory Accreditation as a Determinant of Perception of Quality of Care: A Quasi-Experimental Study for Colombia
Abstract:This study analyzed the perception of compliance with the four factors of innovation in medical services in two groups of patients after undergoing outpatient procedures in an accredited and a non-accredited hospital. Seventy-eight patients were treated at the accredited hospital and 80 at the non-accredited one. A quasi-experimental design based on a pre-test, post-test, and a focus group was applied. A Welch correction t-test and a Tau Kendall correlation coefficient were also applied. Patients treated in th… Show more
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