This report originally defined quality using the STEEP (safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, person-centered) dimensions. It highlights that despite vast advances in medical knowledge and technology, the health-care system still falls high-quality care. It calls for a fundamental redesign of health care delivery that is less system-centered and more patient/client-centered.
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Quality Matters
Health Quality Ontario 45 minute readGo deeper to learn how Ontario’s health-care system can achieve safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable care for all through a shared quality framework that drives system-wide improvement.