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Quality Improvement

Isha Puri  1 , Caitlyn M. Hollingshead  2 , Prasanna Tadi  3
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Quality Improvement

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Avedis Donabedian, noted by many as the father of quality improvement, helped form the foundation of the field in 1966 with the publication of the article "Evaluating the Quality of Medical Care." This article first details fundamental concepts still central today in quality improvement, such as the importance of considering structures, outcomes, and processes.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Isha Puri declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Caitlyn Hollingshead declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Prasanna Tadi declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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