title: Establishing a nurse-managed health center: assuring excellence.
abstract: The roles of accreditation, clinical protocols, and quality assurance in maintaining high standards of quality in the nurse-managed health center are discussed. The components of a quality assurance program for the nurse-managed center are presented, including peer chart review, diagnosis-related review, and review of high-risk client encounters. Various methods of generating practice protocols for the nurse-managed center are outlined.
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010380:Peer Review; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration