Health Care Quality: The Clinician's Primer
This multi-authored book addresses various topics which are imperative for healthcare professionals seeking to understand each and every major facet of quality and safety. The book is organized into six sections, including: an introduction and overview of quality in health care; application of quality measures; evaluating quality; perspectives on value and value-based purchasing; and the national agenda for improving quality and safety. The concluding section is dedicated to forecasting the future directions of this important issue.
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Health Care Quality: A Clinician's Primer, edited by David B. Nash, MD, MBA, and colleagues at the Jefferson School of Population Health, provides a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by healthcare leaders striving to deliver high quality, patient-centered care in a safe and cost effective way.
This book makes an excellent required reading for clinicians of all types and other healthcare leaders interested in learning more about quality and safety and the challenges facing our nation.
About the author
David B. Nash, MD, MBA, is dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa. Nash, a board certified internist, founded the original office of health policy in 1990. It evolved into one of the first departments of health policy in an American medical college. In 2008, the Board of Jefferson University approved the creation of the Jefferson School of Population Health.
Nash is internationally recognized for his work in outcomes management, medical staff development and quality-of-care improvement. He has more than 100 scholarly articles and has edited 20 books.
Nash received his BA in economics (Phi Beta Kappa) from Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY; his MD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and his MBA in health administration (with honors) from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Janice Clarke, RN, BBA, is senior medical writer and project director at the Jefferson School of Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa.
Alexis Skoufalos, EdD, is associate dean, professional development, at the Jefferson School of Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa.
Melissa Horowitz, is a project director at of the Jefferson School of Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa.
Contents
- Section I. Introduction to Quality in Health Care
- Chapter 1 — Background
- Chapter 2 — Conceptualization and Definitions of Quality
- Chapter 3 — Legal and Policy Issues in Quality
- Chapter 4 — Patient Safety and High Reliability Organizations
- Chapter 5 — The Quality Policy Environment
- Section II. Measuring Quality: Application of Quality Measures
- Chapter 6 — Data Collection: Why Collect Data for Quality Improvement?
- Chapter 7 — Process Improvement Using National Data
- Section III. Evaluating Quality: Diverse Dimensions of the Health Care System
- Chapter 8 — Measuring Quality at the Health Plan Level
- Chapter 9 — Measuring Quality of Inpatient Care
- Chapter 10 — Measuring Quality of Long Term Care
- Chapter 11 — Measuring Quality in Ambulatory Care
- Chapter 12 — Measuring Quality in the Pharmacy
- Section IV. Balancing Competing Perspectives: Purchasers, Physicians, Patients
- Chapter 13 — Value-Based Purchasing
- Chapter 14 — Public Reporting and Pay-For-Performance
- Chapter 15 — The Importance of Patient Safety Organizations
- Chapter 16 — An Evidence-based Approach to Engaging Patients
- Chapter 17 — Organizational Impact on Quality and Safety
- Section V. Improving Health Care Quality: The National Agenda
- Chapter 18 — Tools for Quality Improvement: Six Sigma
- Chapter 19 — Role of Health IT in Measurement and Improvement
- Chapter 20 — Changing the Health Care Delivery System
- Chapter 21 — Collaboration between Public Health and Health Care Organizations
- Chapter 22 — Changing the Culture of Health Care Education
- Section VI. Future Directions for Quality Measurement and Improvement
- Chapter 23 — Entering the Health Care Crossroads
