JCAHO mental health care network accreditation as a performance improvement project

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 359-363

  Klegon, David A ^a,b  

^a Massachusetts Department of Mental Health   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; STAFF TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031041772     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.48.3.359     Document Type: Article

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