title: Accountability measures--using measurement to promote quality improvement.
authors.affiliation: Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Chassin
authors.forename: Jerod M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Loeb
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Schmaltz
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Wachter
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States