A systematic and rigorous implementation of quality improvement processes is likely to improve the well-being of staff members and heighten their job satisfaction. Assessing professionals’ perceptions of health care quality should lead to the betterment of health care services. In Saudi Arabia, no previous studies examine how university health professionals view health care quality concepts. A cross-sectional analytical study employing a self-administered questionnaire with 43 statements assessing quality perceptions of academic health care professionals was used. Despite the agreement of health professionals on numerous quality concepts addressed in this study, there was insufficient agreement on 10 core quality concepts, 3 of which were the following: “quality focuses on customers” (50%), “quality is tangible and therefore measurable” (29.3%), and “quality is data-driven” (62%). Hence, providing health professionals with relevant training likely will generate a better understanding of quality concepts and optimize their performance.
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