Question

Chapter 11 Health Care Quality and Safety Across the Continuum Explain how quality is measured in the healthcare system List and describe the roles of key U.S. quality organizations. Describe three strategies to improve quality across healthcare sectors Discuss the implications of the ACA for healthcare quality and safety.

Answer 1

Answer: Quality is measured in the healthcare system by various methods such as survey that is being performed to know about the patient's satisfaction level and outcomes, by the number of beds occupies or patients stayed and get cured etc.

The roles of key U.S . Quality organization are:

• To provide quality of care to the patient by survey of the healthcare organization.
• To ensure the friendly environment for the patient as well as staff in the heathcare organization.
• Reducing the cost of quality of care
• Provide low cost and effective treatment.

The three strategies that can improve quality across healthcare sector:

• Reducing the cost of Healthcare
• Providing better care by reducing the medical error, negligence.
• By avoiding malpractices.

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