title: The vital signs of quality improvement organizations.
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: D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration; D011366:Professional Review Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States