title: Implementing functional standards: the road to empowerment and positive patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans' Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arthur
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002140:California; D003625:Data Collection; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D011209:Power, Psychological