title: The role of hospital leadership in the continuous improvement of patient care quality. American Hospital Association.
abstract: This article was prepared by the American Hospital Association (AHA) Division of Quality Resources for hospital CEOs, senior managers, medical staff leaders, and trustees specifically to help clarify the relationship of ongoing hospital quality management activities to new continuous quality improvement (CQI) or total quality management (TQM) efforts. The focus of CQI/TQM as an overall management philosophy extends far beyond the scope of this article. However, due to the volume of member inquiries received by the AHA Division of Quality Resources, and in response to the division's charge, the AHA staff has identified the need to discuss the application of CQI concepts and methods to existing quality monitoring and evaluation activities.
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