Which of the following best describes the effect of President Clinton's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry report (1999)?
a. Created improvement in both physician and nurse educational programs
b. Demonstrated the incredible influence on health care made by the insurance industry
c. Increased national interest in improving health care and seeking reform
d. Stimulated the Institute of Medicine to explore quality in more depth
ANS: D
The report had a major impact in that it stimulated a series of more in-depth explorations of the health care delivery system, which resulted in a series of reports developed by the Institute of Medicine called the Quality Chasm Series. These reports then caused several other movements within the health care system.
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