Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the U.S.
Unit:Evolution of and Trends in Health Care in the U.S.
Lecture:Quality Indicators and Comparative Effectiveness Research
Slide content:What Does Quality Mean - 2 Populations want excellent health outcomes Health outcomes need to be improved to the point of excellence Improvement in health outcomes needs to be consistent with medical knowledge, scientific, and rational 5
Slide notes:We know that populations and the individuals that make up these populations want excellent health outcomes. We also know that health outcomes need to be improved by health care services until the outcomes reach the point of excellence. This improvement in health outcomes needs to be consistent with the professional knowledge of medicine and practices, in a scientific and rational fashion. 5