TY - BOOK AU - Chao,Samantha ED - Institute of Medicine (U.S.). TI - Creating a business case for quality improvement research: expert views, workshop summary SN - 030911652X PY - 2008/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academies Press KW - Medical care KW - United States KW - Quality control KW - Research KW - Quality of Health Care KW - economics KW - Models, Economics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 48); The business case for quality improvement -- The role of federal funders -- Research as a driving force for change -- Breakout groups -- Communicating a value proposition; Also available online N2 - The Institute of Medicine (IOM) convened the workshop'Creating a Business Case for Quality Improvement and Quality Improvement Research' on October 15, 2007, in Washington, DC, to develop a better understanding of the economic and business disciplines that encourage sustained efforts to improve the quality of health care ER -