Is the maturity of hospitals' quality improvement systems associated with measures of quality and patient safety?

Oliver Groene; Nuria Mora; Andrew Thompson; Mercedes Saez; Mercè Casas; Rosa Suñol

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Is the maturity of hospitals' quality improvement systems associated with measures of quality and patient safety?

February 15, 2012

Groene O, Mora N, Thompson A, et al. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011;11:344.

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This Spanish study found that hospitals with more mature quality improvement systems appeared to have lower rates of preventable in-hospitals complications.

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