The Institute of Medicine defines 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. The Joint Commission and other organizations have adopted this definition of quality.
The mission of the American Academy of Physician Assistants is to promote quality, cost-effective and accessible health care, and to promote the professional and personal development of physician assistants.
AAPA believes that every PA is responsible for the delivery of cost-effective, accessible, quality health care. Furthermore the AAPA believes that every patient deserves care that is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. Physician assistants should take a role in ensuring that patient care is evidence-based, coordinated, integrated, and interdisciplinary. Physician assistants should be active participants in promoting patient safety, as well as evaluating and improving the quality of care for patients.
American Medical Association - Physician Consortium for Quality Improvement (PCPI)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Initiatives
HRSA’s Patient Safety and Pharmacy Services Collaborative
Institute of Medicine’s Healthcare Quality Reports
Joint Commission Resources Quality and Safety Risk Areas
Measuring Healthcare Quality
Medical Errors and Patient Safety
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Patient Safety Network
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
Web Morbidity and Mortality Rounds (CME Available)
AAPA Policy
The mission of the American Academy of Physician Assistants is to promote quality, cost-effective and accessible health care, and to promote the professional and personal development of physician assistants.
AAPA believes that every PA is responsible for the delivery of cost-effective, accessible, quality health care. Furthermore the AAPA believes that every patient deserves care that is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. Physician assistants should take a role in ensuring that patient care is evidence-based, coordinated, integrated, and interdisciplinary. Physician assistants should be active participants in promoting patient safety, as well as evaluating and improving the quality of care for patients.
Resources
FDA's Safe Use Initiative: Collaborating to Reduce Preventable Harm from Medications
FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Quality and Patient SafetyAmerican Medical Association - Physician Consortium for Quality Improvement (PCPI)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Initiatives
HRSA’s Patient Safety and Pharmacy Services Collaborative
Institute of Medicine’s Healthcare Quality Reports
Joint Commission Resources Quality and Safety Risk Areas
Measuring Healthcare Quality
Medical Errors and Patient Safety
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Patient Safety Network
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
Web Morbidity and Mortality Rounds (CME Available)
