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outcomes movement  

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  • The outcomes movement is an initiative designed to improve the quality of healthcare by identifying what works (and encouraging its use) and what doesn't (and discouraging the use of those treatments). It establishes links between healthcare practices and procedures with specific outcomes, for the patients as well as the healthcare system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Outcomes Movement]

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