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Donald Badian's Model: Evaluating Healthcare Quality Dimensions

Donald Badian's Model: Evaluating Healthcare Quality Dimensions

Professor Donald Badian’s model, established in the 1970s, comprises three dimensions: structure, process, and outcome.

Structural aspects focus on healthcare setting attributes, while process examines care procedures, and outcome evaluates patient health status post-contact with the healthcare system. This model aids in analyzing technical and functional qualities of healthcare from multiple perspectives, facilitating comprehensive quality assessment.

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