Each indicator is a specific measurement of progress against one of seven dimensions of quality. These quality dimensions were adopted by Cancer Care Ontario to help us focus our efforts in improving the cancer system.
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Avoiding, preventing, and ameliorating adverse outcomes or injuries caused by healthcare management. |
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Optimally using resources to achieve desired outcomes. |
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Providing services based on scientific knowledge to all who could benefit. |
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Providing care and ensuring health status does not vary in quality because of personal characteristics (gender, ethnicity, geographic location, SES). |
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Making health services available in the most suitable setting in a reasonable time and distance. |
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Coordinating health services across the various functions, activities and operating units of a system. |
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Providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values, and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions. |
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