Hospitals collaborate to reduce surgical infections
Healthcare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement 12(9): 99-101
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1541-1052 PMID: 16161476 Document Number: 586455
Quality improvement organization (QIO) trains other QlOs and participating QI professionals. Initiative emphasizes rapid testing, then spread of small changes. Teams typically include QI managers, nurses, and physicians.
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