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Chapter 15 Ensuring Quality Care ExamQuestions and Answers
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iihealth iioutcomes iiand iiare iiconsistent iiwith iicurrent iiprofessional iiknowledge
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***Effective: iiProviding iiservices iibased iion iiscientific iiknowledge iito iiall iiwho iicould
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***Patient-centered: iiProviding iicare iithat iiis iirespectful iiof iiand iiresponsive iito iiindividual
iipatient iipreferences, iineeds, iiand iivalues, iiand iiensuring iithat iipatient iivalues iiguide iiall
iiclinical iidecisions ii
***Timely: iiReducing iiwaits iiand iisometimes iiharmful iidelays iifor iiboth iithose iiwho
iireceive iiand iithose iiwho iigive iicare
, ***Efficient: iiAvoiding iiwaste, iiincluding iiwaste iiof iiequipment, iisupplies, iiideas, iiand
iienergy
***Equitable: iiProviding iicare iithat iidoes iinot iivary iiin iiquality iibecause iiof iipersonal
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***transparency ii
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***interdisciplinary iicooperation ii
***collaboration
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iiAnswers ii-***continuous iiquality iiimprovement ii(CQI) iifrom iithe iibusiness iiworld
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iiexternal iicustomers
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iiservices iiwill iicapture iia iigreater iishare iiof iithe iimarket iithan iicompetitors iiwith iilower-
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