title: Quality and performance improvement in respiratory care.
abstract: An essential responsibility of the modern respiratory care manager is to establish and monitor a particular level of quality and service being provided by a department. Focusing on quality and performance improvement fosters an environment that empowers and encourages all employees to be innovative and resolve roadblocks that limit organizational performance. This article discusses the issues regarding quality and performance improvement that arise in the daily operations of a respiratory care department.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Care Services, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA. tom.malinowski@inova.com
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Malinowski
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States