2005 Quest for Quality Prize.

American Hospital Association; American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; Hospitals and Health Networks

Award Recipient

2005 Quest for Quality Prize.

October 5, 2005

Association AH, Pharmacists AS of H-S, Networks H and H. Hosp Health Netw. 2005;79(7):65-66.

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This article highlights successful practices of the 2005 winners of the American Hospital Association McKesson Quest for Quality Prize: North Mississippi Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, El Camino Hospital, and Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network.

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