Progress Report

Editorial1 October 1958PROGRESS REPORTCOMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY OF HOSPITAL STANDARDS IN MEDICINEG. KARL FENN, M.D.G. KARL FENN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-4-959 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptConducted under a grant to The American College of Physicians by the Division of Hospital and Medical Facilities, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, D. C.This study began in 1956 with the appointment of the Committee by the Regents of The American College of Physicians. The work of the Committee under its original Director, Dr. M. A. Blankenhorn, is described in some detail in a guest editorial that appeared in this journal.1As a result of this pioneering effort, the Committee reached three major conclusions: (1) that the quality of care in any hospital may be judged by...1 Blankenhorn MA: Standards of practice of internal medicine and methods of assessing the quality of practice in hospitals (editorial), Ann. Int. Med. 47: 367-374 (Aug.) 1957. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySTANDARDS OF PRACTICE OF INTERNAL MEDICINE: METHODS OF JUDGING ITS QUALITY IN HOSPITALS*ARTHUR R. COLWELL SR., M.D., GEORGE KARL FENN, M.D. 1 October 1958Volume 49, Issue 4Page: 959-965KeywordsHealth care qualityHospitalsMedical education Issue Published: 1 October 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...