title: Will the real QA please stand up?
abstract: What does Quality Assurance mean, what is the purpose of quality assurance, and how can quality best be assessed or assured? This article explores these puzzling issues.
authors: Maryland Hospital Association.
authors: V A
authors: VA
authors: Kazandjian
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000592:standards*; D006761:Hospitals; D008722:Methods; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States