Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Quality Measurement and Improvement
Lecture:Definitions and framework for assessing quality
What is known about health care quality
Slide content:Quality Measurement and Improvement Summary Lecture a Health care quality is defined as best possible delivery of care and its resulting outcomes There are three major types of quality measures: structural, process, and outcome measures Current state of health care quality in the United States shows significant gaps between care as delivered and best possible delivery 20
Slide notes:This concludes Lecture a of Quality Measurement and Improvement . In summary, health care quality is defined as the best possible delivery of care and its resulting outcomes. There are three major types of quality measures: structural, process, and outcome measures. The current state of health care quality in the United States shows that there are significant gaps between care as delivered and the best possible delivery. 20