This book recommends a sweeping redesign of the American health care system and provides overarching principles for specific direction for policymakers, health care leaders, clinicians, regulators, purchasers, and others.
Focusing on front line service delivery that can directly impact health outcomes for individuals and populations, this book will be an essential guide for key stakeholders, governments, donors, health systems, and others involved in health ...
"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and...
The National Roundtable on Health Care Quality was established in 1995 by the Institute of Medicine.
This volume, developed by the Observatory together with OECD, provides an overall conceptual framework for understanding and applying strategies aimed at improving quality of care.
“The Ethics of Using QI Methods to Improve Quality and Safety in Health Care.” Hastings Center Report 36, no. 4 (2006): S1–S40. ... Brook, R., C. Kamberg, and E. McGlynn. ... Quality Improvement Through Planned Experimentation, 3rd ed.
Ng D, Vail G, Thomas S, Schmidt N. Applying the lean principles of the Toyota Production System to reduce wait times in the emergency department. CJEM. ... Dickson EW, Singh S, Cheung DS, Wyatt CC, Nugent AS. ... Lasky FD, Boser RB.
In this book Donabedian tells the full story of quality assessment and assurance in simple, clear terms.
Written by an internationally-recognized expert in the field of quality management, this book will serve as your guide for planning and implementing a successful quality measurement program in your healthcare facility.
This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time?