Which organization defined quality of care as "the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge?"
a. Institute of Medicine
b. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
c. American Nurses Association
d. Sigma Theta Tau
A
The Institute of Medicine in 1990 defined quality of care as "the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge.".
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