Product #: AB112723Ìý ©2024
ISBN: 978-1-58426-981-6
Category: Books
Book Type: Softcover
Publisher: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Press
Pages: 122 pages
Healthcare Quality and Performance Improvement Case Studies, Second Edition, provides students the opportunity to apply the tools and techniques necessary to effectively support quality and performance improvement in healthcare.
The case studies portray situations faced by quality professionals, unit managers, and front-line staff in a variety of healthcare settings, and they incorporate detailed descriptions of scenarios with helpful tips for students to practice applying their knowledge. This book is an ideal complement to Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare or can be used on its own.
- More than 50 case studies to practice real-world scenarios from a variety of healthcare settings
- Bonus case studies for additional practice found in Appendix A
- Student worksheets available for ease of practice
Table of Contents
- Introduction and History of Performance Improvement
- Defining a Performance Improvement Model
- Identifying Improvement Opportunities Based on Performance Measurement
- Using Teamwork in Performance Improvement
- Aggregating and Analyzing Performance Improvement Data
- Communicating Performance Improvement Activities and Recommendations
- Measuring Customer Satisfaction
- Refining the Continuum of Care
- Improving the Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services
- Preventing and Controlling Infectious Disease
- Decreasing Risk Exposure
- Building a Safe Medication Management System
- Managing the Environment of Care
- Developing Staff and Human Resources
- Organizing and Evaluating Performance Improvement
- Navigating the Accreditation, Certification, and Licensure Process
- Implementing Effective Information Management Tools for Performance Improvement
- Managing Healthcare Performance Improvement Projects
- Managing the Human Side of Change
- Understanding the Legal Implications of Performance Improvement
- Appendix A: Bonus Case Studies
- Appendix B: References and Bibliography
Instructor Resources include the following:
- Instructor Manual with full answer key
Student Resources include:
Megan McDougal, MS, RHIA, CHPS, CHTS-IM, is an associate professor and assistant director of the health informatics and information management program at West Virginia University. She has extensive experience as both an HIM educator and professional, specializing in healthcare data integrity, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, and leadership.
Andretta Reed, MHA, RHIA, is a health information management professional with a wide range of experience within the healthcare industry. Throughout her career, Ms. Reed has applied healthcare quality initiatives as they relate to medical record processing, revenue cycle, and clinical documentation improvement.