title: Defining quality in health care.
abstract: The difficulty and importance of developing and implementing a definition of quality in health care is discussed. Some current definitions are considered, and a recommended definition of quality health care is presented.
authors.affiliation: Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Washington, DC 20301-1200.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Buck
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States