Through the Eye of the Beholder: Multiple Perspectives on Quality in Women's Health Care

Authors

Jaynelle F. Stichler, The Stichler Group, Inc.
Marianne E. Weiss, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

13 p.

Publication Date

2000

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

Source Publication

Quality Management in Health Care

Source ISSN

1063-8628

Abstract

Quality is an illusive concept with different meanings to different people. Providers often define quality in terms of patient outcomes, professional standards of practice, predetermined criteria used to measure quality, and even subjective opinion. Patients describe quality in terms of the interpersonal aspects of care, how well they were treated, and the responsiveness of the provider to their needs. This qualitative study using a semi-structured interview defined quality from the perspectives of patients, physicians, nurses, and payers associated with a hospital-based women's service line, and how the attributes of quality varied among the multiple groups. The study also described how stakeholders become aware of quality and how they determined a hospital's quality. From the findings of the study, a conceptual framework of quality in women's health was developed.

Comments

Accepted version. Quality Management in Health Care, Vol. 8, No. 4 (2000): 1-13. Permalink. © 2000 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Stichler, Jaynelle F. and Weiss, Marianne E., "Through the Eye of the Beholder: Multiple Perspectives on Quality in Women's Health Care" (2000). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 54.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/54