title: Study rates U.S. hospitals vs. other nations, industries.
abstract: American hospitals generally are further along with their total quality management programs than their Canadian counterparts but lag behind companies in other U.S. industries, according to a comprehensive international study that examined four industries--healthcare, automotive, banking and computer--in four countries--the United States, Canada, Germany and Japan.
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authors: Burda
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D005858:Germany; D006302:Health Services Research; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D007221:Industry / Q000592:standards*; D007564:Japan; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States