Dana Safran presentation is an overview of quality improvement and evidence of quality measures to improve health care. She describes the seed of the quality imperative in the United States. In the year 2000 the IOM scoping the extent of medical errors and system related harm. There were one hundred thousand medical errors leading to death in the United States, making it the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. This woke up the country and made everyone realize how important quality care and safety were. In 2001, there was the report crossing the quality chasm.
The Institute of Medicine highlighted the Six Pillars of high quality health care delivery system.Which they called it “steeep pillars”, which stood for, safety, timeliness,
The Institute of Medicine highlighted the Six Pillars of high quality health care delivery system.Which they called it “steeep pillars”, which stood for, safety, timeliness,