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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
Abstract:
To highlight the quality and patient safety initiatives in Texas, TMA President Josie R. Williams, MD, directed two TMA councils to develop a report highlighting national health care trends and key concepts of initiatives from across Texas. The report found four key themes that appear to be common to all successful quality initiatives: a commitment to quality, a philosophy of teamwork, an attitude of change, and the tracking, measuring, and reporting of data.
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