Report of a summit: the 1st Annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit : a focus on communities

Report of a summit: the 1st Annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit : a focus on communities

Karen M. Adams; Ann Greiner; Janet Corrigan; Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Crossing the Quality Chasm: Next Steps Toward a New Health Care System

Language: English

ISBN

Allied Health Services Allied Health Services - General Evaluation Of Health Services General Health Care Delivery Health Care Policy Health Policy Health Risk Assessment Health care reform Health planning Health systems & services Medical Medical care Medical policy Medicine Medicine: General Nursing Public Health Public health & preventive medicine Quality control Risk assessment USA

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: Jun 14, 2004

Description:

SUMMARY: In January 2004, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) hosted the 1st Annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit, convening a group of national and community health care leaders to pool their knowledge and resources with regard to strategies for improving patient care for five common chronic illnesses. This summit was a direct outgrowth and continuation of the recommendations put forth in the 2001 IOM book