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Table 1.1 summarizes some of the most influential definitions of healthcare quality from different contexts, starting with the definition of Donabedian and ending with the definition provided by WHO’s handbook for national quality policy and strategy (WHO, 2018).
Quality of care is the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes. It is based on evidence-based professional knowledge and is critical for achieving universal health coverage.
1 sty 2019 · Quality primary health care is imperative for universal health coverage through expanding health institutions and increasing skilled health professionals to deliver services near to people.
I welcome this report as an important contribution to the body of evidence on quality in healthcare at a time when quality improvement is rightfully gaining a high strategic priority in the NHS. And I am delighted that, after four years, a report that has so much to teach those
1 sty 2007 · This chapter will discuss the complex concept and multiple definitions of quality of care and evaluate how it has become an increasingly important factor in the delivery of healthcare.
A handful of analytic frameworks for quality assessment have guided measure development initiatives in the public and private sectors. One of the most influential is the framework put forth by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which includes the following six aims for the healthcare system.
Quality healthcare often means striking the right balance when providing healthcare services by avoiding overuse (e.g., unnecessary tests), underuse (e.g., missed blood pressure screening), or misuse (e.g., prescribing of drugs with harmful interactions). 1
