National initiatives to promote quality of care and patient safety: achievements to date and challenges ahead.

Substantial efforts are being made in Israel to improve quality of care, based on the use of good data to understand what is working and what needs particular attention. Government and health care providers have the tools to continue to improve. However, several mechanisms for improving the quality of care, such as minimizing healthcare disparities, training for quality, and widespread implementation of the "choosing wisely" initiative, should be implemented more intensively and effectively.