title: Continuous quality improvement in dialysis units: basic tools.
abstract: Physicians and allied health professionals are expected to understand and participate in the assessment and improvement of the quality of care delivered to patients in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) treatment centers. Participating in the quality improvement process will bring clinicians into contact with special knowledge and skills drawn from the areas of statistical process control and industrial engineering. Some of the more frequently encountered of these concepts and tools are described.
authors.affiliation: Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. bmcclell@gmcf.org
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: McClellan
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management