title: Quality management, Deming principles, and clinical engineering.
authors.affiliation: George Washington University Medical Center.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Chaufournier
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Grassel
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Shaffer
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D008722:Methods; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011786:Quality Control; D012107:Research Design; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States