title: What is "quality improvement" and how can it transform healthcare?
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Batalden
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Davidoff
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013597:Systems Analysis; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States