How can we recognize continuous quality improvement?
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How can we recognize continuous quality improvement?
OBJECTIVE Continuous quality improvement (CQI) methods are foundational approaches to improving healthcare delivery. Publications using the term CQI, however, are methodologically heterogeneous, and labels other than CQI are used to signify relevant approaches. Standards for identifying the use of CQI based on its key methodological features could enable more effective learning across quality i...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal for Quality in Health Care
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1353-4505,1464-3677
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzt085