Modern healthcare
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Clinical guidelines for treating three common conditions that send people to the hospital are becoming the initial focus of a wave of efforts to reach a consensus on clinical practices as markers for quality. Marcia Petrillo (left) leads Rhode Island's quality-improvement organization. Shown on the cover are Patricia Nolan, seated, state health director, standing from left, Petrillo; Cathy Boni of the state hospital association; and Maureen Maigret of the lieutenant governor's office.