The specific tools used to make quality visible to stakeholders in health care are called:
a. indicators.
b. outcomes.
c. variable selections.
d. quality measures.
A
Indicators are "valid and reliable measures related to performance" (Oermann & Huber, 1999, p. 41). They are the specific tools used to make quality visible to stakeholders in health care.
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