Taking improvement action based on performance Results: Washington State's experience

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-31

  Mason, Marlene ^a   Schmidt, Rita ^b   Gizzi, Cindan ^c   Ramsey, Susan ^b  

^a MCPP Healthcare Consulting   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Tacoma Pierce County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Multistate learning collaborative; PDSA; Performance review; Pierce county; Public health; QI; Quality improvement; Rapid cycle improvement; RCI; Robert Wood Johnson; RWJ; Standards; Standards performance review; Tacoma; Washington State

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; STATE GOVERNMENT; WASHINGTON;

EID: 74349103694     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181bee67d     Document Type: Review

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