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... : "expectations or rules relating to the structures or processes necessary for delivery of patient care." PSRO Manual (cited in Donabedian, 1981~: "Standards are professionally developed expressions of the range of acceptable variation from a norm or criterion." Mark Chasszn (19~:43~39~: Chassin refers to "standards of care or practice guidelines" and goes on to say that "whey can also define several levels of quality of care, from the best attainable to a minimal level below which care is unacceptably poor. They can also be applied to groups of patients as well as to individuals." David Eddy (forthcoming)
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