title: The quality improvement marathon: slow pace for overall improvement while access remains far behind.
authors.affiliation: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Carolyn.Clancy@ahrq.hhs.gov
authors.forename: Carolyn M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Clancy
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data