title: Early '100,000 lives' participant sees benefits.
abstract: Ongoing history of QI efforts lays excellent foundation for collaborative. Small test changes part of processes leading to improvement. Rapid response teams catch small problems before they become large ones.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*