Healthcare Systems and Quality Outcomes
Reflect on your familiarity with quality improvement.
Think of a time you experienced high- or low-quality healthcare, either as a professional or as a patient or family member.
Post a reflection on your personal and/or professional experiences with quality improvement. First, assess your familiarity with quality improvement in healthcare. Then, describe a time you experienced healthcare that was representative of either high or low quality. Be specific and provide examples. Explain which domains of healthcare quality were present and absent in that scenario.
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