A framework for understanding health care improvement has been proposed by the IOM Committee on Quality of Health Care in America
The aims for health care quality improvement propose that health care systems ensure that care is (select all that apply): a. safe.
b. timely.
c. efficient.
d. cost-controlled.
e. patient-centered.
A, B, C, E
A framework for understanding health care improvement has been proposed by the IOM Com-mittee on Quality of Health Care in America. These six aims for health care quality improvement propose that health care systems ensure that care is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, effi-cient, and equitable.
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