Question

Analyze the implications for patient outcomes and safety in a health care or public health situation.

Answer 1

The quality indicators of health care are – death, disease, disability, discomfort and dissatisfaction. All the health care sectors focused on the following positive indicators of high quality care such as achievement of appropriate self-care, demonstration of health promoting behaviors, health related quality of life, perception of being well cared for and symptom management to criterion. The negative indicators of health care sectors are mortality, morbidity and adverse events. The conceptual components of quality are quality care is safe, effective, patient centered, timely, efficient and equitable. Safety is the vital indicator of quality care. Patient safety means prevention of harm to the patient. It emphasis on the health care system that prevents errors, if error is made learns from the errors and providing an environment that is safe for the patients.