title: [Health care quality assurance in the Netherlands].
abstract: In this paper the main structural features of the dutch health system are described, together with a historical survey of its development in recent years. The basic elements of quality assurance in the country are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: CBO-Organización Nacional para la Garantía de Calidad en los Hospitales, Utrecht, Países Bajos.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reerink
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics
vernacular_title: Garantía de la calidad de la atención a la salud en los Países Bajos.