title: A framework for integrated quality improvement.
abstract: The importance of maintaining and improving quality is well understood in most health care organizations. This work becomes more challenging as internal and external conditions rapidly change. A quality improvement framework was developed to help clinicians and administrators organize intergrated, multifaceted quality programs that have the flexibility necessary for success in today's fast-paced health care environment.
authors.affiliation: Child Psychiatry Unit, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Willoughby
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Budreau
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Livingston
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods; D011361:Professional Competence; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States