Quality improvement and accreditation readiness in state public health agencies

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-18

  Madamala, Kusuma ^a   Sellers, Katie ^a   Beitsch, Leslie M ^b   Pearsol, Jim ^a   Jarris, Paul ^a  

^a ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

accreditation; performance management; quality improvement; state public health agencies

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GOVERNMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEADERSHIP; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; LEADERSHIP; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83155184608     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182367d91     Document Type: Article

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