num_pages: 176
description: In January 2004, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) hosted the 1st Annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit, convening a group of national and community health care leaders to pool their knowledge and resources with regard to strategies for improving patient care for five common chronic illnesses. This summit was a direct outgrowth and continuation of the recommendations put forth in the 2001 IOM report Crossing the Quality A New Health System for the 21st Century . The summit's purpose was to offer specific guidance at both the community and national levels for overcoming the challenges to the provision of high-quality care articulated in the Quality Chasm report and for moving closer to achievement of the patient-centerd health care system envisioned therein.
language: English
title: The 1st Annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit: A Focus on Communities: Report of a Summit
titlecomplete: The 1st Annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit: A Focus on Communities: Report of a Summit
publisher: National Academies Press