Delivering Quality Health Services : A Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage

This document Delivering quality health services : a global imperative for universal health coverage describes the essential role of quality in the delivery of health care services. As nations commit to achieving universal health coverage by 2030,...

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Main Authors: World Health Organization, World Bank Group, OECD
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Geneva: World Health Organization 2018
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/482771530290792652/Delivering-quality-health-services-a-global-imperative-for-universal-health-coverage
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spelling okr-10986-299702021-05-25T10:54:38Z Delivering Quality Health Services : A Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage World Health Organization World Bank Group OECD HEALTH CARE SERVICES UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM This document Delivering quality health services : a global imperative for universal health coverage describes the essential role of quality in the delivery of health care services. As nations commit to achieving universal health coverage by 2030, there is a growing acknowledgement that optimal health care cannot be delivered by simply ensuring coexistence of infrastructure, medical supplies and health care providers. Improvement in health care delivery requires a deliberate focus on quality of health services, which involves providing effective, safe, people-centered care that is timely, equitable, integrated and efficient. Quality of care is the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge. 2018-07-13T16:28:08Z 2018-07-13T16:28:08Z 2018-06 Book http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/482771530290792652/Delivering-quality-health-services-a-global-imperative-for-universal-health-coverage 978-92-4-151390-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29970 English CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo World Health Organization, OECD, and the World Bank Geneva: World Health Organization Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research
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topic HEALTH CARE SERVICES
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM
spellingShingle HEALTH CARE SERVICES
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM
World Health Organization
World Bank Group
OECD
Delivering Quality Health Services : A Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage
description This document Delivering quality health services : a global imperative for universal health coverage describes the essential role of quality in the delivery of health care services. As nations commit to achieving universal health coverage by 2030, there is a growing acknowledgement that optimal health care cannot be delivered by simply ensuring coexistence of infrastructure, medical supplies and health care providers. Improvement in health care delivery requires a deliberate focus on quality of health services, which involves providing effective, safe, people-centered care that is timely, equitable, integrated and efficient. Quality of care is the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge.
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author World Health Organization
World Bank Group
OECD
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World Bank Group
OECD
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title Delivering Quality Health Services : A Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage
title_short Delivering Quality Health Services : A Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage
title_full Delivering Quality Health Services : A Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage
title_fullStr Delivering Quality Health Services : A Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage
title_full_unstemmed Delivering Quality Health Services : A Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage
title_sort delivering quality health services : a global imperative for universal health coverage
publisher Geneva: World Health Organization
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/482771530290792652/Delivering-quality-health-services-a-global-imperative-for-universal-health-coverage
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