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Am J Med Qual
; 13(4): 228-39, 1998.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9833336
ABSTRACT
The use of both clinical medical and administrative databases is discussed in the context of an academic anesthesiology's transition from the tenets of quality assurance to those of continuous quality improvements. A historical framework is presented. The basic and aggregate models are introduced, and examples are used to illustrate the composite system.