Monitoring quality: the patient care committee's role.
A hospital governing board is legally accountable for the quality of care provided to patients. Although it can delegate responsibility for assuring quality care to the medical staff, it cannot delegate its accountability. This article explores the patient care committee's role in the hospital's quality assurance program.
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