Open AccessStart up: CQA
Author(s) -
Winchell Terry
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the quality assurance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1099-1786
pISSN - 1087-8378
DOI - 10.1002/qaj.255
Subject(s) - staffing , quality assurance , restructuring , engineering management , unit (ring theory) , process management , engineering , operations management , computer science , business , medicine , nursing , psychology , external quality assessment , mathematics education , finance
The current article is focused on the start up, design, and operation of a new clinical quality assurance unit or the restructuring of an existing one, and is intended to provide a management overview. General information is provided on appropriate company structure, leadership, staffing & evaluations, operations, standard operating procedures, useful information technology tools, as well as a general approach to compliance. References serve to provide additional details on many of these topics. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.