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Review
. 2014 Mar;27(1):5-9.
doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1366912.

History and background of quality measurement

Jonathan Chun  1 , Andrea Chao Bafford  1
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Review

History and background of quality measurement

Jonathan Chun et al. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2014 Mar.

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.

Keywords: history; quality improvement; quality measures; surgical quality.

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