The role of performance management and quality improvement in a national voluntary public health accreditation system

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-429

  Baker, Stacy L ^a   Beitsch, Leslie ^b   Landrum, Laura B ^c   Head, Rebecca ^d  

^a Public Health Foundation   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Illinois Public Health Institute   (United States)

^d Monroe County Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL;

ACCREDITATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250668327     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000278039.46518.45     Document Type: Note

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