...quality improvement. These are that health care should be:

1. Safe-prevents harm to patients (Institute of Medicine, 2004).

2. Effective-refers to care that is evidence-based (Institute of Medicine, 2001).

3. Patient-centered-addresses care that reflects the qualities of compassion, empathy and responsiveness to the needs values, and expressed preferences of the individual patient (Institute of Medicine, 2001).

4. Timely-considers access to care as a critical factor influencing the quality of rural health care (Institute of Medicine, 2001).

5. Efficient-refers to optimizing resources and minimizing waste to obtain the best value for investments...

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