title: Quality improvement to guide the new health system.
abstract: While there are many areas, such as intensive care treatment and pain management, where great gains in quality improvement can be made, the greatest strides will come as the leaders and trustees in health care organizations begin to create "the industrial revolution" in their organizations by creating cultures of quality. Stephen Shortell recommends the following list of things board members can do to improve quality in their organizations.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Merry
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000592:standards; D019468:Disease Management; D006075:Governing Board; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007857:Leadership; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017751:Safety Management; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States