Struggles and successes: experiences of a beta test site.
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.
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Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ 07901.
Zibrat
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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*