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Quality of Health Care

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Definition: The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.  IM   
See Also National Practitioner Data Bank; Professional Staff Committees
Examples Advance Directive Adherence; Clinical Competence; Guideline Adherence; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Peer Review, Health Care; Professional Review Organizations; Program Evaluation; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Quality Improvement; Quality Indicators, Health Care; Utilization Review 		Other names Healthcare Quality; Health Care Quality; Quality of Healthcare

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