Which most accurately defines quality of care?
A) Degree to which health services increase the likelihood of desired outcomes and are consistent with current knowledge
B) Improvement of what is wrong or unsatisfactory
C) Economic approach or analysis tool used to evaluate the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention
D) Presence of a variety of ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds of the workers in a specific area such as the health sector
Ans: A
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Quality of care is defined by the Institute of Medicine as the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired outcomes and are consistent with current knowledge. Reform is the improvement of what is wrong or unsatisfactory. Cost–benefit is an economic approach or analysis tool used to evaluate the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention. Workforce diversity is the presence of a variety of ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds of the workers in a specific area such as the health sector.
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