Safe - avoids injuries to patients from care that is intended to help them

Timely - reduces waits and delays for both those who receive care and those who give care

Effective - based on scientific knowledge, extended to all likely to benefit, while avoiding underuse and overuse

Equitable - provides consistent quality, without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and socioeconomic status

Efficient - avoids waste, including waste of equipment, supplies, ideas, and energy

Patient centered - respects and responds to individual patient preferences, needs, and values, ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions