BookGregory S. Ogrinc MD, MS, Linda A. Headrick, MD, MS, Amy J. Barton, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF,
... Show More Mary A. Dolansky, PhD, RN, FAAN, Wendy S. Madigosky, MD, MSPH, FAAFP, Rebecca S. (Suzie) Miltner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Allyson G. Hall, PhD, MBA/MHS ; foreword by Kedar Mate, MD.
Summary: Fundamentals of Health Care Improvement: A Guide to Improving Your Patient's Care, 4th edition, is intended to help health professional learners diagnose, measure, analyze, change, and lead improvements in health care, with the aim to shape reliable, high-quality systems of care in partnership with patients. Co-published by Joint Commission Resources and the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, this fourth edition includes updated resources, including examples, figures, tables, and tools. New to this edition is a focus on health equity and disparities of care brought to light by the COVID-19 pandemic. This focus explores the relationship between social determinants of health and how improvement methods and skills can help identify and close disparity gaps in systems of care. Also new to this edition is an expanded discussion of effective teamwork and the importance of creating multidisciplinary health care teams that partner with patients and families. -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Identifying gaps in quality and working in teams to close those gaps
Finding scientific evidence for clinical improvement
Identifying a focus for improvement
Process literacy, culture, context, and systems in health care
Measurement part 1: data analysis for decision making in health care
Measurement part 2: using run charts and statistical process control charts to gain insight into systems
Understanding and making changes in a system
Spreading improvements
Publishing and presenting quality improvement
Appendix: Tools to help your improvement work.