Which of the following organizations has set forth three primary goals for good health care?
a. The Institute of Medicine
b. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
c. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
d. The World Health Organization
D
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been a leading advocate of quality health care delivery, as
evidenced by its three primary goals for what good health care should do. The Institute of Medicine
(IOM) is best known for its quality data reports such as To Err Is Human (IOM, 1999), and the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention is a leading infection and disease agency in the United States. The
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is another quality-based organization and produces
reports such as the National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR).
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