Assessing the impact of continuous quality improvement on clinical practice: what it will take to accelerate progress.
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Summary
The clinical application of CQI is more likely to have a pervasive impact when it takes place within a supportive regulatory and competitive environment, when it is aligned with financial incentives, and under the direction of an organizational leadership that is committed to integrating all aspects of the work.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 1998-12-01
- Cited by
- 744
- References
- 110
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W2012285058
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Keywords
Quality management, Incentive, Health care, Quality (philosophy), Organizational culture
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