title: Continuous quality improvement: implementation made easier for materiel management.
abstract: The author describes the step-by-step implementation of continuous quality improvement, based on the Hospital Corporation of America's model for CQI, to correct a persistent problem in CS.
authors: Tuomey Regional Medical Center, SC.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Gluba
mesh_terms: D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000592:standards*; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012107:Research Design; D013022:South Carolina; D013597:Systems Analysis