title: Maryland Hospital Quality Indicator Project in the United Kingdom: an approach for promoting continuous quality improvement.
authors.affiliation: Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McElroy
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Kazandjian
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008396:Maryland / Q000453:epidemiology; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011247:Pregnancy; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards; D012985:Software Design; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology