Implementation of Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Programs in Nursing Homes: A Brief Report

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-61

  Smith, Kelly M ^a   Castle, Nicholas G ^b   Hyer, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance improvement; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING HOME; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84871702433     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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