Managing Health Care Quality Ashley Jackson Management in Health Care HSA 501 Professor Hollie Pavlica Feburary 29,2016

Managing Health Care Quality Introduction Quality of care is defined as the degree in which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge. Quality health care means doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, for the right person and having the best possible results. Health care quality varies in this country. For example, some health plans and doctors simply do a better job than others of helping you stay healthy and getting you better if you are ill. Research shows that Americans want and value quality health care. And that's a good...