title: Incorporating quality assessment and improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Management and Policy, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Counte
authors.forename: Paul T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: Mary Kay
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kempker-Vandriel
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D017046:Cost Savings; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States