Health System Organization Tools and Links

Create a culture, organization and mechanisms that promote safe, high quality care

• Visibly support improvement at all levels of the organization, beginning with the senior leader
• Promote effective improvement strategies aimed at comprehensive system change
• Encourage open and systematic handling of errors and quality problems to improve care
• Provide incentives based on quality of care
• Develop agreements that facilitate care coordination within and across organizations

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