The quality improvement experience in a high-performing local health department: Los Angeles county

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-48

  Gunzenhauser, Jeffrey D ^a   Eggena, Zuzka P ^b   Fielding, Jonathan E ^c   Smith, Kathleen N ^b,d   Jacobson, Dawn Marie ^b   Bazini Barakat, Noel ^c,e  

^a Division of Quality Improvement   (United States)

^b Office of the Medical Director   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e Office of Organizational Development and Training   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance improvement; Performance measures; Professional practice; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOS ANGELES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 74349095369     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181bedcf1     Document Type: Review

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