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Quality assurance in ancillary departments. 1989

J A Micheletti, and T J Shlala

Coopers & Lybrand, San Francisco, CA.

Formalizing quality assurance programs is becoming more important in the healthcare arena. Providers are now expected to have programs in place to systematically monitor the outcomes of care delivery. This article describes how to organize and develop quality assurance activities in selected hospital ancillary areas.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008722	Methods	A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.	Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D011785	Quality Assurance, Health Care	Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps.	Quality Assessment, Health Care,Health Care Quality Assessment,Health Care Quality Assurance,Healthcare Quality Assessment,Healthcare Quality Assurance,Quality Assessment, Healthcare,Quality Assurance, Healthcare,Assessment, Healthcare Quality,Assessments, Healthcare Quality,Assurance, Healthcare Quality,Assurances, Healthcare Quality,Healthcare Quality Assessments,Healthcare Quality Assurances,Quality Assessments, Healthcare,Quality Assurances, Healthcare
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000720	Ancillary Services, Hospital	Those support services other than room, board, and medical and nursing services that are provided to hospital patients in the course of care. They include such services as laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, and physical therapy services.	Hospital Ancillary Services,Services, Hospital Ancillary,Ancillary Service, Hospital,Hospital Ancillary Service,Service, Hospital Ancillary
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D015274	Interdepartmental Relations	The interactions between representatives of institutional departments.	Interdepartmental Relation,Relation, Interdepartmental,Relations, Interdepartmental