title: Struggles and successes: experiences of a beta test site.
abstract: More than 400 hospitals participated in the first stages of beta testing for Joint Commission-developed indicators. One hospital chosen as a beta test site describes how this experience led to an evaluation of its own performance.
authors.affiliation: Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ 07901.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Finlan
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Zibrat
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009515:New Jersey; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*