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The healthcare quality book : vision, strategy, and tools / Maulik S. Joshi, Elizabeth R. Ransom, David B. Nash, and Scott B. Ransom, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Arlington, Virginia : Health Administration Press ; Association of University Programs in Health Administration, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Third editionDescription: xxi, 617 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1567935907
  • 9781567935905
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.1068 23
LOC classification:
  • RA399.A3 H433 2014
Contents:
Foreword -- Preface -- Part I. The Foundation of Healthcare Quality : -- 1. Healthcare Quality and the Patient / Maulik S. Joshi and Donald Berwick -- 2. Basic Concepts of Healthcare Quality / Leon Wyszewianski -- 3. Variation in Medical Practice and Implications for Quality / David J. Ballard, Briget da Graca, Robert S. Hopkins III, and David Nicewander -- 4. Quality Improvement: Foundation, Processes, Tools, and Knowledge Transfer Techniques / Kevin Warren -- Part II. Healthcare Quality at the Organization and Microsystem Levels : -- 5. Data Collection / John J. Byrnes -- 6. Statistical Tools for Quality Improvement / Stephen Schmaltz, Linda S. Hanold, Richard G. Koss, and Jerod M. Loeb -- 7. Physician and Provider Profiling / David B. Nash, Richard Jacoby, and Bettina Berman -- 8. The Culture Connection: Hardwiring Consistent Quality Delivery / Quint Studer -- 9. Measuring and Improving Patient Experiences of Care / Susan Edgman-Levitan -- 10. Dashboards and Scorecards: Tools for Creating Alignment / Michael D. Pugh -- 11. Patient Safety and Medical Errors / Frances A. Griffin -- 12. Creating a Culture of Safety and High Reliability / Edward A. Walker -- 13. Information Technology: Implications for Healthcare Quality / Ferdinand Velasco -- 14. Leadership for Quality / James L. Reinertsen -- 15. Organizational Quality Infrastructure: How Does an Organization Staff Quality? / A. Al-Assaf -- 16. Implementing Quality as the Core Organizational Strategy / Scott B. Ransom and Elizabeth R. Ransom -- 17. Implementing Healthcare Quality Improvement: Changing Clinician Behavior / Valerie Weber and Jaan Sidorov -- Part III. Healthcare Quality in the Environment and Emerging Trends : -- 18. The Quality Improvement Landscape / Kimberly D. Acquaviva and Jean E. Johnson -- 19. Accreditation: Its Role in Driving Accountability in Healthcare / Diane Storer Brown and Kevin Park -- 20. How Purchasers Select and Pay for Value: The Movement to Value-Based Purchasing / François de Brantes -- 21. Transforming the Healthcare System for Improved Quality / Steffanie Bristol and Maulik S. Joshi -- Index..
Summary: "As healthcare reform continues to transform US healthcare delivery and processes, one thing remains the same: the importance of quality. This book brings together a team of internationally prominent contributors who provide expertise on current strategies, tactics, and methods for understanding quality in a comprehensive way. The book provides a solid foundation on the components and importance of quality, while incorporating techniques to continuously improve and transform a healthcare system."--Publisher's website.
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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 362.1068 HEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A554249B
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 362.1068 HEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A556709B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 362.1068 HEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A554253B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- Part I. The Foundation of Healthcare Quality : -- 1. Healthcare Quality and the Patient / Maulik S. Joshi and Donald Berwick -- 2. Basic Concepts of Healthcare Quality / Leon Wyszewianski -- 3. Variation in Medical Practice and Implications for Quality / David J. Ballard, Briget da Graca, Robert S. Hopkins III, and David Nicewander -- 4. Quality Improvement: Foundation, Processes, Tools, and Knowledge Transfer Techniques / Kevin Warren -- Part II. Healthcare Quality at the Organization and Microsystem Levels : -- 5. Data Collection / John J. Byrnes -- 6. Statistical Tools for Quality Improvement / Stephen Schmaltz, Linda S. Hanold, Richard G. Koss, and Jerod M. Loeb -- 7. Physician and Provider Profiling / David B. Nash, Richard Jacoby, and Bettina Berman -- 8. The Culture Connection: Hardwiring Consistent Quality Delivery / Quint Studer -- 9. Measuring and Improving Patient Experiences of Care / Susan Edgman-Levitan -- 10. Dashboards and Scorecards: Tools for Creating Alignment / Michael D. Pugh -- 11. Patient Safety and Medical Errors / Frances A. Griffin -- 12. Creating a Culture of Safety and High Reliability / Edward A. Walker -- 13. Information Technology: Implications for Healthcare Quality / Ferdinand Velasco -- 14. Leadership for Quality / James L. Reinertsen -- 15. Organizational Quality Infrastructure: How Does an Organization Staff Quality? / A. Al-Assaf -- 16. Implementing Quality as the Core Organizational Strategy / Scott B. Ransom and Elizabeth R. Ransom -- 17. Implementing Healthcare Quality Improvement: Changing Clinician Behavior / Valerie Weber and Jaan Sidorov -- Part III. Healthcare Quality in the Environment and Emerging Trends : -- 18. The Quality Improvement Landscape / Kimberly D. Acquaviva and Jean E. Johnson -- 19. Accreditation: Its Role in Driving Accountability in Healthcare / Diane Storer Brown and Kevin Park -- 20. How Purchasers Select and Pay for Value: The Movement to Value-Based Purchasing / François de Brantes -- 21. Transforming the Healthcare System for Improved Quality / Steffanie Bristol and Maulik S. Joshi -- Index..

"As healthcare reform continues to transform US healthcare delivery and processes, one thing remains the same: the importance of quality. This book brings together a team of internationally prominent contributors who provide expertise on current strategies, tactics, and methods for understanding quality in a comprehensive way. The book provides a solid foundation on the components and importance of quality, while incorporating techniques to continuously improve and transform a healthcare system."--Publisher's website.

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