title: Baldrige Award program gains favor with hospitals.
abstract: Hospitals seeking to improve their performance increasingly are turning to the ambitious criteria established by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige program was established by Congress in 1987 to raise awareness about the importance of quality and performance excellence. Many say the Baldrige criteria represent the most far-reaching quality improvement program now available.
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005431:Florida; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000592:standards*; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000592:standards; D007857:Leadership; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017749:Total Quality Management