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What is “Quality” in Healthcare and How do we Achieve it?

Queen's Institute of Healthcare Improvement

Aug 10, 2020
1 min

What is “Quality” in Healthcare and How do we Achieve it?

This is a question pondered upon by many healthcare professionals. This article showcases the 6 domains (safety, timeliness, effectiveness, efficiency, equitability, patient-centeredness) of what “high-quality” healthcare entails. It highlights the tools and models that are currently being leveraged to enhance patient experience and safety. It also includes an illustration that models how and why patient-centred quality improvement projects are being designed to improve the p

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