Accelerating best care in Pennsylvania: Adapting a large academic system's quality improvement process to rural community hospitals

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 252-258

  Haydar, Ziad ^a   Gunderson, Julie ^a   Ballard, David J ^a   Skoufalos, Alexis ^b,c   Berman, Bettina ^b   Nash, David B ^b  

^a BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

ABC in PA; Baylor Health Care System; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SAFETY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PENNSYLVANIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 46949092298     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860608319814     Document Type: Review

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