From the Patient Safety Monitor Blog: QUEST, now in second year, aims to improve healthcare
Patient Safety Monitor Alert, February 10, 2010
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Although healthcare reform seems to have hit a standstill, there are many quality improvement initiatives out there that continue to work for better patient outcomes. The QUEST program (Quality, Efficiency, Safety, and Transparency), a joint venture between Premier and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, is helping those hospitals involved collect and compare quality data.
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