A number of controlled healthcare terminologies and classification systems have been developed for specific purposes, resulting in variations in content, structure, process management, and quality. A terminology quality improvement (TQI) model or framework would be useful for various stakeholders to guide terminology selection, to assess the quality of healthcare terminologies and to make impro...

lizing Six Sigma and related best practices for healthcare quality and process improvement. Providers, however, continue to face a daunting and escalating array of challenges. Regulatory pressures, increased competition, cost management issues, workforce shortages and rising consumerism all vie for attention and remediation. Occupying an increasingly prominent place on the healthcare executive’...

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