Letter from the editor: quality health care for rural residents.(Editorial)
Publication Date: 22-SEP-05
Publication Title: Online Journal of Rural Nursing & Health Care
Format: Online
Author: Dunkin, Jeri

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What is quality in health care? In 1990 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) defined quality of care as the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge (Institute of Medicine, 2005, p.4)

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was established in the United States, in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its...



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