title: [Towards a strategy of quality assurance. From concepts to action].
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present the basic principles needed to implement a national strategy for quality assurance in medical care in Mexico. The first part is devoted to a review of the basic concepts of quality of care with the aim of analyzing the evolution of the discussion of the concept of "quality assurance". This review constitutes the reference frame of the description of the historical evolution of quality assurance in different parts of the world. Finally, the experiences regarding quality assurance in Mexico are discussed and several basic proposals for the design of a national quality assurance strategy are presented.
authors.affiliation: América Latina, W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ruelas-Barajas
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D005060:Europe; D008800:Mexico; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States
vernacular_title: Hacia una estrategia de garantía de calidad. De los conceptos a las acciones.