1. in
quality
healthcare is
the degree to
which health
ser- vices for
individ- uals
and popula-
tions increase
the likelihood
of de- sired
health out-
comes and are
con- sistent with
current performance
professional
knowl- edge.
2. Quality measure-
ment is one
element of
healthcare sys-
tem .
3. What are the dimen- quality, access, eflciency, equity and healthy lives
sions that
health- care
performance is
measured on?
4. To Err is Human report is more focused on
is in regard to , >
while the
Quality Chasm 5. The is a compre- hensive review of
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safety resulting from medical errors;
health care quality
quality chasm
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the overall
quality of the
health care sys-
tem, including
an assessment
of its safety and
effective- ness
and recom-
mendation
strategy for -Level A: experience of patients
improvement. -Level B: functioning of small units of care delivery ("Microsystems")
-Level C: functioning of the organizations that house or otherwise
6. What are the 4 support Microsystems
different levels -Level D: environment of policy, payment, regulation, accreditation,
of necessary and other such factors, which shape behavior, interests and
changes in the opportunities of the organizations at level C
American
healthcare -safe (avoid harm to patients)
system?
7. What are the 6
do-
mains of health care - ettective (based on scientific knowledge)
quality? Outcomes (SPO) theoreti-
cal framework of healthcare quality.
8. Explain Donabe-
dians' Structure,
Process,
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-patient-ceneterd (respectful of -equitable (care that does not vary in quality)
patient preferences)
-timely (reducing waits and high quality outcomes are the result of high-quality process which
harmful delays) are the result of high-quality structures
-eflcient (avoid waste)
9. - Structure: attributes of the setting in which care occurs (material
resources)
- Process: patients' activities in seeking care and practitioners activitie
in
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