title: New JCAHO standards emphasize continuous quality improvement.
abstract: Traditional clinical quality assurance may be an endangered species. In a new effort, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is issuing new standards requiring all hospital CEOs to become educated in continuous quality improvement methods.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Koska
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000193:education; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States