Patient safety and quality improvement in healthcare : a case-based approach / Rahul K. Shah, Sandip A. Godambe, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shah, Rahul K., editor.

Godambe, Sandip A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patients--Safety measures.

Patients.

Medical care--Quality control.

Medical care.

Medicine--Practice.

Primary care (Medicine).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2021.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

This text uses a case-based approach to share knowledge and techniques on how to operationalize much of the theoretical underpinnings of hospital quality and safety. Written and edited by leaders in healthcare, education, and engineering, these 22 chapters provide insights as to where the field of improvement and safety science is with regards to the views and aspirations of healthcare advocates and patients. Each chapter also includes vignettes to further solidify the theoretical underpinnings and drive home learning. End of chapter commentary by the editors highlight important concepts and connections between various chapters in the text. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Healthcare: A Case-Based Approach presents a novel approach towards hospital safety and quality with the goal to help healthcare providers reach zero harm within their organizations.

Contents:

Introduction: A Case-Based Approach to Quality Improvement

Organizational Safety Culture: The Foundation for Safety and Quality Improvement

Creation of Quality Management Systems: Frameworks for Performance Excellence

Reliability, Resilience, and Developing a Problem-Solving Culture

Building an Engaging Toyota Production System Culture to Drive Winning Performance for our Patients, Caregivers, Hospitals, and Communities

What to Do When an Event Happens: Building Trust in Every Step

Communication with Disclosure and Its Importance in Safety

Using Data to Drive Change

Quality Methodology

Designing Improvement Teams for Success

Handoffs: Reducing Harm Through High Reliability and Inter-Professional Communication

Safety II: A Novel Approach to Reducing Harm

Bundles and Checklists

Pathways and Guidelines: An Approach to Operationalizing Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Accountable Justifications and Peer Comparisons as Behavioral Economic Nudges to Improve Clinical Practice

Diagnostic Errors and Their Associated Cognitive Biases

An Improvement Operating System: A Case for a Digital Infrastructure for Continuous Improvement

Patient Flow in Healthcare: A Key to Quality

It Takes Teamwork: Consideration of Difficult Hospital-Acquired Conditions

Human Factors in Healthcare

Workforce Safety

Changing the Improvement Paradigm for Our Kids.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9783030558291

3030558290

OCLC:

1227240654

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.