Measuring and improving the quality of tuberculosis care: A framework and implications from the Lancet Global Health Commission.

ABSTRACT: In this article, we describe the framework of the Lancet Global Health Commission on High Quality Health Systems, propose new and undermeasured indicators of TB care quality, and discuss implications of the Commission's key conclusions for measuring and improving the quality of TB care services. The Commission contends that measurement of quality should focus on the processes of care and their impacts. In addition to monitoring treatment coverage and the availability of tools, governments should consider indicators of clinical competence (for e.g. ability of providers to correctly diagnose TB and adhere to treatment guidelines), of timely, continuous and integrated care and of respectful and patient-centered care. Indicators of impact include TB mortality and treatment success rates

SUBMITTER: Arsenault C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6716550 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature