quality improvement — UK US noun [U] ► PRODUCTION methods to improve a production process by changing or getting rid of parts of the process that do not work well: »We have devoted significant resources to implementing new quality improvement policies. »Continuous… … Financial and business terms
Quality improvement organizations — (QIOs) monitor the appropriateness, effectiveness, and quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. They are private contractor extensions of the federal government that work under the auspices of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid … Wikipedia
Quality Improvement Agency — The Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) is a Non Departmental Public Body of the United Kingdom government whose remit is to support those institutions that provide education, but which are not schools or universities. This covers a broad range of… … Wikipedia
National Surgical Quality Improvement Program — The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) was started in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). In the mid 1980s the VHA was criticized for their high operative mortality. To that end, Congress passed Public Law 99 166 in… … Wikipedia
Healthcare Quality Improvement Act — The Healthcare Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA) was introduced by Congressman Ron Wyden from Oregon. (United States Code Title 42, Sections 11101 11152)It followed a federal anti trust suit by a surgeon against an Astoria hospital and… … Wikipedia
European Quality Improvement System — EQUIS European Quality Improvement System Création 1998 Type Organisation d accréditation d écoles de commerce Personne(s) clé(s) Gordon Shenton, Julio Urgel European Quality Impro … Wikipédia en Français
Burdekin Water Quality Improvement Plan — The Coastal Catchment Initiative will seek to deliver significant reductions in the discharge of pollutants to agreed hotspots, where those hotspots have been identified through agreement with the relevant jurisdictions. The Burdekin regional… … Wikipedia
Environmental Quality Improvement Act — The Environmental Quality Improvement Act is an Act of Congress that amended the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.Among other provisions, the Act added additional responsibilities to the Council on Environmental Quality. The head of this … Wikipedia
European Quality Improvement System — The European Quality Improvement System (or EQUIS) is a school accreditation system. It specializes in higher education institutions of management and business administration, run by the European Foundation for Management Development. As of March … Wikipedia
Water Quality Improvement Act Of 1970 — Legislation that expanded the federal government’s authority over water quality standards and water polluters. The Water Quality Improvement Act Of 1970 grew out of the 1948 Federal Water Pollution Control Act and placed additional limits… … Investment dictionary