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Quality improvement efforts at St Mary’s Hospital: a case study

Donald Klein (Seidman School of Business, Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA)
Jaideep Motwani (Seidman School of Business, Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA)
Beth Cole (Development Officer, Midwestern University, Arizona, USA)

Managing Service Quality: An International Journal

ISSN: 0960-4529

Article publication date: 1 August 1998

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Abstract

In recent years, there has been significant interest in the application of continuous quality improvement (CQI) into health care organizations. This paper reports the findings of an in‐depth, detailed investigation to identify and assess the ingredients that lead to the successful implementation of CQI programs in the emergency care of St Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The field work was undertaken from January to November 1996.

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Klein, D., Motwani, J. and Cole, B. (1998), "Quality improvement efforts at St Mary’s Hospital: a case study", Managing Service Quality: An International Journal, Vol. 8 No. 4, pp. 235-240. https://doi.org/10.1108/09604529810222523

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