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Review
. 1979 Apr 1;53(7):163-7.

Quality assurance: debate persists on goals, impact, and methods of evaluating care

W R Fifer
  • PMID: 367927
Review

Quality assurance: debate persists on goals, impact, and methods of evaluating care

W R Fifer. Hospitals. .

Abstract

Experts asked whether 'quality assurance' improves care and utilization, cuts costs, changes behavior, needs new formats, meets new uses, or poses conflicting values.

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