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Research ArticleCONTINUING EDUCATION

A Practical Guide to Quality Improvement in Nuclear Medicine

Mary Beth Farrell and Sue H. Abreu
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology December 2012, 40 (4) 211-219; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.112.111880
Mary Beth Farrell
1Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, Ellicott City, Maryland; and
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vol. 40 no. 4 211-219
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.112.111880
PubMed 
23071346

Published By 
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Print ISSN 
0091-4916
Online ISSN 
1535-5675
History 
  • Received for publication July 29, 2012
  • Accepted for publication September 18, 2012
  • Published online December 4, 2012.

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  1. Mary Beth Farrell, CNMT1 and
  2. Sue H. Abreu, MD2
  1. 1Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, Ellicott City, Maryland; and
  2. 2IAC Board of Directors
  1. For correspondence or reprints contact: Mary Beth Farrell, CNMT, 27 Boxwood Lane, Langhorne, PA 19047. E-mail: farrell{at}intersocietal.org
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    • MONITORING VERSUS IMPROVING: QUALITY CONTROL VERSUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
    • APPROACHING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: THE PLAN-DO-STUDY-ACT (P-D-S-A) CYCLE
    • UNDERSTANDING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: THE TEN STEPS EXPLAINED
    • TYPES OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES
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