There's more to quality improvement than a name change.
Improvements in the healthcare delivery system cannot be sustained over time until quality improvement (QI) methods and techniques are widespread and completely understood. The professional disciplines of quality assurance and continuous quality improvement (CQI) can work synergistically to produce the desired outcomes needed in today's highly competitive healthcare industry.
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ASB Meditest, Framingham, MA.
D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States