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- Title
Professionalism and evolving concepts of quality.
- Authors
Katz, Jeffrey N.; Kessler, Courtenay L.; O'Connell, Andrew; Levine, Sharon A.
- Abstract
For much of the twentieth century, quality of care was defined specifically in terms of physician characteristics and behaviors. High-quality physicians were well trained, knowledgeable, skillful, and compassionate. More recently, quality of care has been defined in terms of systems of care. High-quality organizations develop and adopt practices to reduce adverse events and optimize outcomes. This essay discusses this transformation from physician-based to organization-based concepts of quality and the consequences for patient care and medical professionalism.
- Subjects
MEDICAL quality control; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONALISM; ORGANIZATION; HEALTH facilities
- Publication
JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2007, Vol 22, Issue 1, p137
- ISSN
0884-8734
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s11606-006-0031-1