title: Introducing quality in healthcare: an international perspective.
abstract: Several models for implementing quality improvement have been developed, but they have been applied primarily in the United States. One model developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development Quality Assurance Project has been applied in several other countries. This article discusses the steps to introduce the continuous quality improvement process, issues related to successful implementation of the process, and the methods by which Jordan and Saudi Arabia have introduced quality improvement into their healthcare systems.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, USA.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: al-Assaf
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D003363:Cost Control; D014943:Global Health; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D007391:International Cooperation; D007597:Jordan; D007857:Leadership; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D014481:United States