title: Continuous quality improvement. Improving quality in your home care organization.
abstract: Total commitment to quality is an important factor in dealing with the competitive market and ensuring future survival. This article details the implementation of a continuous quality improvement program in one home care organization and examines initiation, implementation, and acceleration of the program over a period of just 16 months. It also illustrates how the same organization monitors clinical activities through quality assessment.
authors.affiliation: Home Health Services Foundation, Inc., Butler, PA.
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Bohnet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ilcyn
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Milanovich
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ream
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*