Title |
Defining Quality Improvement in Public Health
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Published in |
Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, January 2010
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DOI | 10.1097/phh.0b013e3181bedb49 |
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Authors |
William J. Riley, John W. Moran, Liza C. Corso, Leslie M. Beitsch, Ronald Bialek, Abbey Cofsky |
Abstract |
Many industries commonly use quality improvement (QI) techniques to improve service delivery and process performance. Yet, there has been scarce application of these proven methods to public health settings and the public health field has not developed a set of shared principles or a common definition for quality improvement. This article discusses a definition of quality improvement in public health and describes a continuum of quality improvement applications for public health departments. Quality improvement is a distinct management process and set of tools and techniques that are coordinated to ensure that departments consistently meet the health needs of their communities. |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 7 | 4% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 160 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 32 | 19% |
Researcher | 26 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 14 | 8% |
Other | 26 | 15% |
Unknown | 40 | 24% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 21% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 15% |
Social Sciences | 25 | 15% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 14 | 8% |
Engineering | 5 | 3% |
Other | 19 | 11% |
Unknown | 45 | 26% |