title: The health care quality improvement initiative. A new approach to quality assurance in Medicare.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Jencks
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Wilensky
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003625:Data Collection; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006278:Medicare / Q000592:standards*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States