title: Panel lays a framework for ethical conduct in QI.
abstract: Quality improvement seen as intrinsic part of healthcare operations. Patients as well as QI professionals have ethical obligations. Research framework creates too much rigidity for most QI projects.
mesh_terms: D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States