Diagnostic excellence in primary care
Takashi Watari, Gordon D. Schiff
Abstract
Diagnostic excellence is based on six fundamental principles of healthcare quality proposed by the Institute of Medicine in 2001, which state that diagnoses must be safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineExcellencePrimary careIntensive care medicineMedical physicsMedical emergencyFamily medicineLawPolitical sciencePrimary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare cost, quality, practicesMedical Coding and Health Information