title: Organizing quality assurance in a maternal-child health division.
abstract: The 10-step monitoring and evaluation process is described and applied to a maternal-child health division of a 300-bed tertiary care hospital. Examples of specific important aspects of care and indicators are given. The organized plan developed for this division is examined using the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Cabell Huntington Hospital, WV 25701.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nine
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bayes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Christian
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dillon
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012380:Role; D014903:West Virginia