title: QIOs offer costs savings, quality, but will they last?
abstract: Set priorities for quality management programs to ensure their success. Focus on defined mission, vision, and values statement to define priorities and avoid temporary "sore thumb" problems. An organization must face its barriers to becoming focused and answer tough questions.
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D004465:Economic Competition; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D018024:Peer Review, Health Care; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States