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Using a health care organization that you know well, provide three examples each for structural, process, and outcome measures of effectiveness.

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This solution discusses health organizational structure, process, and outcome measures.

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These would be measures used in a hospital:

A structural measure measures the resources a provider has in order to provide appropriate care. An example of this would the primary care/specialist provider ration within a delivery system. Another example is whether a documented quality assurance program exists. Last, the number of board certified physicians is also a structural measure.

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