title: Setting new benchmarks for patient care: quality improvement is a long road, but the rewards make the journey worth it.
authors.affiliation: Heartland Health, St. Joseph, MO, USA. mark.laney@heartland-health.com
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laney
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D019985:Benchmarking; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014481:United States