The quantitative story behind the quality improvement storyboards: A synthesis of quality improvement projects conducted by the multi-state learning collaborative

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 330-340

  Beitsch, Leslie M ^a   Carretta, Henry ^a   McKeever, Jennifer ^b   Pattnaik, Anooj ^b   Gillen, Sarah ^b  

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

^b National Network of Public Health Institutes   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Collaboratives; Health departments; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATION; DATA MINING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA MINING; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84880136262     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182629054     Document Type: Article

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