Healthcare financial managers and CQI.
The continuous quality improvement (CQI) process can be a mechanism for balancing a healthcare organization's quests for quality and for profitability. This article explores the role healthcare financial managers can play in the CQI process, discusses how healthcare financial managers can champion a hospital's drive for quality, and presents some basic tools used in the CQI process.
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Saint Alexis Hospital Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
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