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Applying Quality Management in Healthcare: A Systems Approach, Fourth Edition,Used
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Student Resources (click here for access)Instructor Resources: Test bank, PowerPoint slides, teaching tips, web links, and answers to exercises and practice labs in the textbook.Stakeholders at all levels of a healthcare system have a vested interest in improving quality and safety. Managers play instrumental roles in creating and delivering highquality services but many frontline clinical and administrative staff members are also involved, directly or indirectly, in shaping patient care systems and designing safer, more efficient processes.Applying Quality Management in Healthcare explores the principles of quality management and provides a variety of practical tools for realworld improvement and problem solving. Unlike many healthcare quality management guides, this book focuses on the systems that form the foundation of a highquality health services organization. Readers learn which management practices are essential to advancing performance goals, making longlasting process improvements, and providing the operational systems and tools needed for success.This edition features new and enhanced material, including the following: Expanded content on quality tools, improvement models, project teams, and patient safety Strategies for reporting and analyzing data to evaluate performance, from contributor Naveen Kumar, PhD Broader coverage of key foundational principles Case studies illustrating what is required of health services organizations to set the stage for success The nuts and bolts of achieving improved patient safety and quality results in complex systemsIn addition, the book provides guidance on managing improvement projects, fostering collaboration, providing a supportive environment for performance improvement, and becoming a highreliability organization. Concepts are robustly supported by reallife examples, endofchapter exercises, and a series of practice labs.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Applying Quality Management in Healthcare'? A: The book focuses on quality management principles within healthcare systems, providing practical tools for improvement and problem solving.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Applying Quality Management in Healthcare' is Patrice Spath.
- Q: What edition is this book? A: This is the Fourth Edition of 'Applying Quality Management in Healthcare'.
- Q: When was the book published? A: The book was published on April 1, 2017.
- Q: What is the page count of this book? A: The book contains 400 pages.
- Q: What type of binding does the book have? A: The book is bound in hardcover.
- Q: Are there any resources available for instructors? A: Yes, the book includes instructor resources such as a test bank, PowerPoint slides, teaching tips, and answers to exercises.
- Q: What topics are covered in the book? A: The book covers quality tools, improvement models, project teams, patient safety strategies, and foundational principles in healthcare quality management.
- Q: Is this book suitable for both managers and frontline staff? A: Yes, it is designed for stakeholders at all levels, including managers and frontline clinical and administrative staff.
- Q: What practical applications does the book provide? A: The book provides case studies, real-life examples, end-of-chapter exercises, and practice labs to illustrate effective quality management practices.