UID:
almahu_9949435858702882
Format:
1 online resource (451 pages)
ISBN:
0-323-83400-0
Content:
"Quality improvement (QI) principles are increasingly important in every area of today's healthcare, encompassing efforts to make healthcare delivery safer, more effective, patient-centered, timely, equitable, and efficient. Perioperative Quality Improvement provides up-to-date, easy-to-read guidance for perioperative clinicians on this critical topic. Each chapter covers a pertinent area of QI in the perioperative setting, focusing on both concepts and implementation. Written and edited by key international opinion leaders in the field, this text is a relevant, concise resource for anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurse anesthetists, and hospitalists--anyone involved in perioperative medicine regardless of specialty area"-- publisher's description.
Note:
Background section. What is quality in medicine and why do we need to work at it Where does safety fit in? What is perioperative medicine and why do we need it? The case for improvement in perioperative medicine The value of big data studies in perioperative medicine Clinical trials in perioperative medicine Large scale audits Education in perioperative medicine System thinking for perioperative medicine Patient centered care in perioperative medicine Shared decision making for surgery Publication for PM SQUIRE guidelines Section One: Improvement Science Tools for Change Process mapping Stakeholder engagement Creating urgency - techniques to make the case for change Theory of change Measurement for improvement Sampling Run charts Statistical Process Control Checklists Bundles Common improvement methodologies Background Lean Model for Improvement Six sigma and others DMAIC Others Driver Diagrams Social aspects of change Leadership skills Getting the message out (journalist / media expert) Communication for improvement Telling stories for improvement Human Factors and perioperative improvement Running a collaborative Section Two: Putting it all together - clinical quality improvement examples Michigan surgical collaborative - could have several different examples ERAS protocols Penn work Brain Health Initiative ELC and EPOCH PQIP Trainee initiatives UK Other US examples - particularly surgical.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-323-83399-3
Language:
English
