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Bruce D. McCarthy, MD, MPH; Richard E. Ward, MD, MBA; Mark J. Young, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1994;154(4):381-384.

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THERE HAS been increasing attention given to the principles of continuous quality improvement (CQI), often referred to as total quality management (TQM), as a means to address the perceived problems of variation in and concerns about quality in health care.^1-3 Continuous quality improvement is derived from industrial qualitycontrol techniques first developed by Shewhart,⁴ working at the Western Electric Co in the 1920s. W. Edwards Deming, PhD,⁵ a statistician, introduced these concepts to Japan in the 1950s and is considered one of the heroes of the revitalization of Japanese industry.⁶

The aim of this report is to describe, through the use of clinical vignettes, a vision of primary care internal medicine that would provide a clinician with "joy in work. "⁵ The major theses are (1) that the principles of continuous quality improvement championed by W. Edwards Deming, PhD, and others may provide the tools and conceptual . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Henry Ford Hospital 2977 W Grand Blvd Detroit, MI 48202

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