Quality improvement and accreditation: What might it look like?

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-82

  Bender, Kaye ^a   Halverson, Paul K ^a,b  

^a Public Health Accreditation Board   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Accreditation; Exploring Accreditation Project; Performance improvement; Public health; Public health accreditation; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

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

ACCREDITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74349119342     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181c2c7b8     Document Type: Short Survey

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