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There are scientific ways to measure health care quality. These tools, called measures, have mostly been used by health professionals. They use measures to check up on the improved quality of care they provide
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UNIT 5 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT 2 HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY KIMBERLY M. TOWNSEND APRIL 23, 2005 Quality healthcare means doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, for the right person- and having the best possible results. Although we would like to think that every health plan, doctor, hospital, and other provider gives high-quality care, this is not always so. Quality varies, for many reasons. Healthcare quality varies in this country-a lot. 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 thing. Because when you make health care choices that offer the best possible care, you are most likely to get the best possible results. So when it comes to making major health care decisions-about health plans, doctors, treatments, hospitals, and long...
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