Promoting quality improvement and achieving measurable change: The lead states initiative

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-60

  Gillen, Sarah M ^a   McKeever, Jennifer ^a   Edwards, Kathleen F ^a   Thielen, Lee ^b  

^a National Public Health and Hospital Institute   (United States)

^b Lead States in Public Health Quality Improvement Fort Collins   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Capacity; Collaborative; Health outcome; MLC; Process; Quality improvement; Target

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; LEADERSHIP; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74349131389     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181bedb5d     Document Type: Review

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