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Jonathan Chun1, Andrea Chao Bafford1.
Abstract
Health care quality measurement has become increasingly emphasized, as providers and administrators respond to public and government demands for improved patient care. This article will review the evolution of surgical quality measurement and improvement from its infancy in the 1850s to the vast efforts being undertaken today.Entities:
Keywords: history; quality improvement; quality measures; surgical quality
Year: 2014 PMID: 24587698 PMCID: PMC3926916 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1366912
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Colon Rectal Surg ISSN: 1530-9681