The Clinton administration instructed the President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry to work with the Institute of Medicine Reports
to develop the core competencies for health care professionals. What publication reported the core competencies for health care professionals?
a. To Err Is Human
b. Envisioning the National Health Care Quality Report
c. Crossing the Quality Chasm
d. Health Professions Education
ANS: D
Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality, published in 2003, indicated that the core areas in which health professionals should maintain competency are patient-centered care, interdisciplinary teams, evidence-based practice care, quality improvement, and informatics.
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