title: Quality improvement organizations and specialty hospitals: a progress report.
authors.affiliation: Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente, Rockville, MD 20852, USA. michael.j.pentecost@kp.org
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pentecost
mesh_terms: D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States