title: Aiming for perfection.
abstract: Hospitals are under enormous pressure from the public, policymakers, payers and their own sense of duty to eliminate errors and waste. While it may never be possible to reach perfection on those twin goals, the American Hospital Association and the AHA Quality Center have launched Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence, which offers real-world examples to help hospitals identify defects in their work systems and improve quality.
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Santamour
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D003469:Culture; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D017751:Safety Management; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States