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Introduction to healthcare quality management / Patrice L. Spath and Kenneth A. DeVane.

By: Spath, Patrice [author.].
Contributor(s): DeVane, Kenneth A [author.] | Association of University Programs in Health Administration [issuing body.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Washington, DC : Health Administration Press ; Association of University Programs in Health Administration, [2023]Edition: Fourth edition.Description: xx, 396 pages ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781640553637.Subject(s): Quality Assurance, Health Care -- methods | Quality Improvement | Quality Control | Quality Indicators, Health Care | Delivery of Health Care -- standards | United StatesDDC classification: 362.1
Contents:
Focus on quality -- Quality management building blocks -- Measuring performance -- Evaluating performance -- Continuous improvement -- Performance improvement tools -- Improvement project teams -- Improving patient safety -- Achieving reliable quality and safety -- Managing the use of healthcare resources -- Managing quality in population health care -- Achieving sustainable performance -- Organizing for quality.
Summary: "Healthcare quality can be a daunting subject, with its maze of regulatory requirements and plethora of approaches. Introduction to Healthcare Quality Management makes the topic approachable. It explains the fundamental principles and techniques of quality management in sufficient depth for readers to begin applying them, at an introductory level that does not overwhelm them"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Focus on quality -- Quality management building blocks -- Measuring performance -- Evaluating performance -- Continuous improvement -- Performance improvement tools -- Improvement project teams -- Improving patient safety -- Achieving reliable quality and safety -- Managing the use of healthcare resources -- Managing quality in population health care -- Achieving sustainable performance -- Organizing for quality.

"Healthcare quality can be a daunting subject, with its maze of regulatory requirements and plethora of approaches. Introduction to Healthcare Quality Management makes the topic approachable. It explains the fundamental principles and techniques of quality management in sufficient depth for readers to begin applying them, at an introductory level that does not overwhelm them"-- Provided by publisher.

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