title: A clinical case for quality. Rhode Island takes the lead in first wave of initiatives seeking consensus on clinical practices as markers for quality care.
abstract: Clinical guidelines for treating three common conditions that send people to the hospital are becoming the initial focus of a wave of efforts to reach a consensus on clinical practices as markers for quality. Marcia Petrillo (left) leads Rhode Island's quality-improvement organization. Shown on the cover are Patricia Nolan, seated, state health director, standing from left, Petrillo; Cathy Boni of the state hospital association; and Maureen Maigret of the lieutenant governor's office.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morrissey
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D032921:Consensus; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012237:Rhode Island; D014481:United States