Quality circles and medical staffs.
Quality circles are a new phenomenon in American industry. Can the touted virtues of quality circles-improved morale, productivity, and product quality-be translated into the health care setting? In some departments, probably. But it remains to be seen if medical staff members will become major supporters of the quality circles movement. A future article will take a case study approach to show how the hospital medical staff of one hospital became involved with quality circles.
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