title: TQM: merger trailblazer? Quality tools provide common ground for 'doing the deal'.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bergman
mesh_terms: D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000592:standards*; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000592:standards*; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013781:Texas; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*