What is one performance area where quality improvement is used to effect process and outcomes of health care?
a. Provision of appropriate and effective care
b. Elimination of access barriers
c. Reduction of unjustified geographic variation in care
d. Application of managed care to all citizens
C
The application of quality improvement strategies specific areas of performance can affect both process and outcomes of health. These include: reducing unjustified geographic variation in care; consistently providing appropriate and effective care; eliminating avoidable mistakes; lowering access barriers; improving responsiveness to clients; and eliminating racial/ethnic, gender, so-cioeconomic, and other disparities and inequalities in access and treatment.
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