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Title
Quality measures : the revolution in patient safety and outcomes / Deeb N. Salem, editor ; Karen M. Freund, Saul N. Weingart, associate editors.
ISBN
9783030371456
303037145X
Imprint
Cham : Springer, ©2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (254 pages)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-030-37145-6 doi
Call Number
R729.8
Dewey Decimal Classification
610.28/9
Summary
While the healthcare system continues to shift towards more emphasis on quality metrics, there remains a substantial gap between the expectations of healthcare policies and standards of hospital administrations vs. the realistic care provided by the average healthcare provider. This book offers the perspective of the healthcare provider and aims to fulfill the unmet need to educate other healthcare providers on recognizing quality measures and understanding how to achieve them to meet standards of quality care. This book covers the historical perspective of quality measures, the context of their existence, their utility, and the contemporary issues related to their use. Simultaneously, it critically addresses the quality of these quality metrics and presents the evidence available to date on the efficacy and the limitations of these quality measures. This text is all-inclusive and is organized into chapters that include the evolution of quality metrics in healthcare, the practical role of hospitals, as well as the practical role of individual healthcare providers in addressing quality metrics. The chapters also include assessment of quality metrics that uniquely pertain to medical and surgical practices, as well as non-clinical quality metrics that specifically target undergraduate and graduate medical training. Finally, the book reflects on the use of contemporary quality metrics and their impact on outcomes, patient care, and public health and policy making. In these chapters, tables and illustrations, including algorithms, will be used to provide systematic approaches to common issues related to quality metrics. In addition, historical anecdotes and case presentations will be used to address pearls in contemporary practice of quality metrics. Quality Measures is the definitive reference on quality metrics in healthcare and is a valuable resource for healthcare providers, trainees, administrators and public health agencies.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
1. The History of Medical Quality Metrics
2. Pediatric Quality Measures
3. Quality and Safety Improvement in Surgery
4. Infection Prevention Quality Metrics
5. Evolution of Modern Cardiovascular Quality Metrics
6. Along the Road to Quality in Cancer Care
7. Quality Measures for Palliative Care
8. Developing a Hospital Quality Metrics System and Dashboard
9. Patient Satisfaction Metrics
10. Quality Measures in Undergraduate Medical Education
11. Resident Quality Training: More than Metrics
12. The Role of Hospital Board of Trustees in Ensuring Quality Care
13. Quality Improvement and Population Management in Adult Primary Care
14. Quality of Quality Measures.
