A health care organization utilizes the classic model to evaluate the quality of care provided to clients. List the elements of this model used to evaluate quality. (Select all that apply.)
1. Length of stay
2. Structure
3. Readmission rates
4. Outcomes
5. Infection rates
6. Process
2, 4, 6
The classic model for the evaluation of quality provides for the measurement of structure, process, and outcome variables. Length of stay is a process outcome. Readmission rates are financial outcomes. Infection rates are clinical outcomes.
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