The ACS’s Hospital Standardization Program was designed by Ernest Codman, a surgeon from Harvard Medical School. Codman based the program on his three-step approach to quality assurance he called his, “End Result System” (Chassin & O'Kane). Examining Codman’s minimum standards through a modern lens sharpen the focus on how dire the situation was at the time. The five basic minimum standards included requirements such
The ACS’s Hospital Standardization Program was designed by Ernest Codman, a surgeon from Harvard Medical School. Codman based the program on his three-step approach to quality assurance he called his, “End Result System” (Chassin & O'Kane). Examining Codman’s minimum standards through a modern lens sharpen the focus on how dire the situation was at the time. The five basic minimum standards included requirements such