Embedding quality improvement into accreditation: Evolving from theory to practice

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-60

  Beitsch, Leslie M ^a   Riley, William ^b   Bender, Kaye ^c  

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

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Public Health Accreditation Board   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; COOPERATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCREDITATION; BENCHMARKING; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84890486977     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31829a2cdd     Document Type: Note

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