The outcomes concept that emphasizes the multidisciplinary process of providing health care is known as outcomes ____
a. Maintenance
b. Management
c. Measurement
d. Monitoring
B
Outcomes management is defined as "a multidisciplinary process designed to provide quality health care, decrease fragmentation, enhance outcomes, and constrain costs" (Huber & Oermann, 1998). However, outcomes measurement is defined as measuring the results of care, and out-comes monitoring refers to ongoing surveillance.
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