Aiming beyond equality to reach equity: the promise and challenge of quality improvement
Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Hema Magge, Abiyou Kiflie
Abstract
Quality improvement must move beyond only measuring average quality and change and focus on equity to support achieving the quality needed for effective universal health coverage, argue <b>Lisa Hirschhorn and colleagues</b>
Topics & Concepts
Equity (law)Quality managementQuality (philosophy)Focus (optics)Health equityComputer scienceData sciencePublic relationsBusinessPolitical scienceMarketingHealth careLawPhysicsPhilosophyOpticsService (business)EpistemologyGlobal Maternal and Child HealthPrimary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare Policy and Management