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Table 1 Data Sources and Collection

From: Certification as support for resilience? Behind the curtains of a certification body — a qualitative study

System level

Data sources

Data collection

Location

Duration

International/national (Norway)

6 ISO/IEC standards

55 AAPG and APG guidelines

Document analysis

  

Certification body

Organizational/individual

3 lead auditors in 3 separate conformity assessments

Nonparticipant observation

1 Hospital

1 Clinic for internal service

1 Emergency department

3 days

2 days

3 days

(About 60 h)

Certification body

Organizational

5 lead auditors

4 leaders/administrative personnel

Semistructured interviews

Certification body, central office

45–75 min per interview