Supporting public health departments' quality improvement initiatives: Lessons learned from the public health foundation

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-18

  Bialek, Ronald ^a   Carden, Jackie ^a   Duffy, Grace L ^b  

^a Public Health Foundation   (United States)

^b Management and Performance Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MOTIVATION; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; BENCHMARKING; FOUNDATIONS; GOALS; HEALTH PLANNING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74349109271     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181ce96df     Document Type: Note

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