title: CQI by committee: a multidisciplinary approach.
abstract: Developing a continuous quality improvement program in preparation for a JCAHO survey can be a perplexing and sometimes redundant talk, especially if you're trying to define and remedy a new problem with old tools. Here's how one laboratory found a fresh approach to CQI by finding out what other hospital departments thought of the laboratory's service.
authors.affiliation: Russell Regional Hospital, KS, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McCoy
mesh_terms: D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; D003625:Data Collection; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D007615:Kansas; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*