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The healthcare quality book : vision, strategy, and tools / David B. Nash [and three others] editors.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Nash, David B., editor.
Series:
Academic Series
Academic Series ; v.1
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medical care--United States--Quality control.
Medical care.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxi, 559 pages) : illustrations
Edition:
Fourth edition.
Place of Publication:
Chicago, Illinois ; Washington, District of Columbia : Health Administration Press : Association of University Programs in Health Administration, [2019]
Summary:
Instructor Resources: Test bank, PowerPoint summaries, and teaching aids for each chapter, including answers to the end-of-chapter study questions. Every healthcare organization is on its own unique journey, but each one needs a road map to a common destination--quality.
Contents:
Intro
Cover
Brief Contents
Detailed Contents
Foreword
Preface
Part I - The Foundation for Healthcare Quality
Chapter 1 - Overview of Healthcare Quality
Chapter 2 - History and the Quality Landscape
Chapter 3 - Variation in Medical Practice and Implications for Quality
Part II - Tools, Measures, and Their Applications
Chapter 4 - Data Collection
Chapter 5 - Statistical Tools for Quality Improvement
Chapter 6 - Physician Profiling and Provider Registries
Chapter 7 - Health Information Technology in Healthcare Quality and Safety: Prevention, Identification, and Action
Chapter 8 - Simulation in Healthcare Quality and Safety
Part III - Culture and Leadership
Chapter 9 - The Patient Experience
Chapter 10 - Safety Science and High Reliability Organizing
Chapter 11 - Education for Healthcare Quality and Safety
Chapter 12 - Creating Alignment: Quality Measures and Leadership
Chapter 13 - Governance for Quality
Part IV - Emerging Trends
Chapter 14 - Ambulatory Quality and Safety
Chapter 15 - The Role of the National Committee for Quality Assurance
Chapter 16 - Value-Based Insurance Design
Chapter 17 - Value-Based Purchasing: The Increasing Importance of Quality Considerations in Funding the Healthcare System
Chapter 18 - Medication Use Quality
Chapter 19 - Population Health Safety and Quality
Index
About the Editors.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
9781640550544
1640550542
OCLC:
1122462975

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