title: A system for systems is required for quality health systems.
abstract: Improving quality of health-care requires a systematic approach at many different levels within a health system. The levels range from the interactions between individual patient-health provider to the international stage. The provision of care within and between each level needs to be systematically organised if the quality of our health-care is to improve. There is a need to develop a systematic approach to the multiple systems within health care. An organisational structure similar to the Cochrane Collaboration may provide the mechanism to better coordinate all our efforts to improve health-care quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, The Williamstown Hospital. Joseph.Ibrahim@med.monash.edu.au
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012308:Risk Management; D012449:Safety / Q000592:standards; D018511:Systems Integration; D017749:Total Quality Management