Health Care Quality: The Clinician's Primer
Paperback
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.
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.
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.