Quality Management for Health Care Delivery
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All rights reserved. The reproduction or use of this work in any form or in any information storage and retrieval system is forbidden without the express, written permission of the publisher. Printed in the USA. iii The Quality Measurement and Management Project (QMMP) is a hospital industry sponsored initiative to develop quality monitoring and management toots of choice for hospitals. iv QMMP is administered through the Hospital Research and Educational Trust. The mission of the Trust is to help ensure the efficient delivery of accessible, high-quality health care services to the nation by conducting and disseminating the results of applied health services research and demonstration projects.
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