The implementation of quality management systems in hospitals: a comparison between three countries

Table 2

Focal area	Dutch hospitals N = 101		Hungarian hospitals N = 116		Finnish hospitals N = 59
	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 2	Stage 3
Quality policy documents	80	9	52	32	83	3
HRM	57	11	39	28	44	22
Practice guidelines	49	32	24	22	32	39
QI-activities	21	7	3	32	20	17
Participation of patients	15	28	23	16	20	10

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