Lessons learned from building a culture and infrastructure for continuous quality improvement at cabarrus health alliance

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-62

  Randolph, Greg D ^a,b   Stanley, Cappie ^d   Rowe, Bobbie ^d   Massie, Sara E ^c   Cornett, Amanda ^a   Harrison, Lisa MacOn ^a   Lea, C Suzanne ^e  

^a North Carolina Center for Public Health Quality   (United States)

^b Public Health Leadership Program   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Cabarrus Health Alliance   (United States)

^e EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community health planning organization and administration; community health services organization and administration; efficiency; organizational; organizational case studies; public health administration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 83155190193     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31822d2e23     Document Type: Article

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