Identifying continuous quality improvement publications: what makes an improvement intervention 'CQI'?
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Identifying continuous quality improvement publications: what makes an improvement intervention ‘CQI’?
BACKGROUND The term continuous quality improvement (CQI) is often used to refer to a method for improving care, but no consensus statement exists on the definition of CQI. Evidence reviews are critical for advancing science, and depend on reliable definitions for article selection. METHODS As a preliminary step towards improving CQI evidence reviews, this study aimed to use expert panel metho...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality & Safety
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2044-5415,2044-5423
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.050880