Measuring Quality Improvement in Healthcare: A Guide to Statistical Process Control Applications
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0527762938 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 214 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Shortell, Ph.D., A.C. This fascinating and timely book is a fine guide for getting started." -- Donald M. A.C. Bader, Publisher, The Quality Letter for Healthcare Leaders. Kellogg Graduate School of Management Northwestern University -- Stephen M. Buehler Distinguished Professor of Health Services Management, Professor of Organizational Behavior"Only authors who have used statistics and control charts to solve real-world healthcare problems could have written a book so practical and timely." -- Barry S. Shortell, Ph.D. Berwick, M.D., President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School"One of the most lucid, systematic, and useful resources on the market." - Stephen M. "Many clinicians and other healthcare leaders underest
Excellent for the right audience A Customer This book does an excellent job of introducing the reader to the concept of applying Statistical Process Control. Through a great number of mini case studies it shows a number of possible applications. Probably more importantly it amply demonstrates the when to be concerned and when to continue monitoring the situation before reacting.This is NOT a technical book. The few formulae that are presented are relegated to a small appendix and are virtually unusable. This makes the book more suitable for administrators than for quants.People actually conducting the studies will not find what they. Healthcare Quality This is a good book to introduce health care workers to statistical use of health related data using control charts and basic principles of statistic analysis. Good because it is not the usual text based on manufacturing. Most healthcare folks have a hard time seeing the use of measuring "widgets".. Five Stars Great follow up to the first book
Raymond G. He is co-author of Program Evaluation: Methods and Case Studies. Lloyd, Ph.D., senior consultant, Quality Resource Services, Advocate Health Care, worked for 10 years in directorial positions at the Hospital Association of Pennsylvania and directed the American Hospital Association's Quality Measurement and Management Project in 1989
Written by respected healthcare quality professionals, Measuring Quality Improvement in Healthcare covers practical applications of the tools and techniques of statistical process control (SPC), including control charts, in healthcare settings. This ground-breaking book addresses the critical, growing need among healthcare administrators and practitioners to measure the effectiveness of quality improvement efforts. The authors' straightforward discussions of data collection, variation, and process improvement set the context for the use and interpretat