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Data-Driven Collaboration between Hospitals and Other Healthcare Organisations in Europe During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study among Mid-Level Hospital Managers Cover

Data-Driven Collaboration between Hospitals and Other Healthcare Organisations in Europe During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study among Mid-Level Hospital Managers

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 23 (2023): Issue 1
By: Damir Ivankovic,  Pascal Garel,  Niek Klazinga and  Dionne Kringos  
Open Access
|Jun 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.6990 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 12, 2022
Accepted on: Jun 6, 2023
Published on: Jun 16, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
COVID-19,
hospitals,
midlevel hospital management,
data-driven collaboration,
integration

© 2023 Damir Ivankovic, Pascal Garel, Niek Klazinga, Dionne Kringos, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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