Download or read book An Introduction to Quality Assurance in Health Care written by Avedis Donabedian and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-12-26 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avedis Donabedian's name is synonymous with quality of medical care. He unraveled the mystery behind the concept by defining it in clear operational terms and provided detailed blueprints for both its measurement(known as quality assessment) and its improvement(known as quality assurance). Many before him claimed that quality couldn't be defined in concrete objective terms. He demonstrated that quality is an attribte of a system which he called structure, a set of organized activities whihc he called process, and an outcome which results from both. In this book Donabedian tells the full story of quality assessment and assurance in simple, clear terms. He defines the meaning of quality, explicates its components, and provides clear and systematic guides to its assessment and enhancement. His style is lucid, succinct, systematic and yet personal, almost conversational.
Download or read book Quality Assurance for Home Health Care written by Claire Gavin Meisenheimer and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quality Assurance for Home Health Care provides the facts home health care professionals need to understand, design, and support an effective QA program. it is recommended for purchase in Nursing Outlook, The official journal of the American Academy of Nursing.
Download or read book Patient Safety and Quality written by Ronda Hughes and published by Department of Health and Human Services. This book was released on 2008 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/
Download or read book Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1986-02-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As more people live longer, the need for quality long-term care for the elderly will increase dramatically. This volume examines the current system of nursing home regulations, and proposes an overhaul to better provide for those confined to such facilities. It determines the need for regulations, and concludes that the present regulatory system is inadequate, stating that what is needed is not more regulation, but better regulation. This long-anticipated study provides a wealth of useful background information, in-depth study, and discussion for nursing home administrators, students, and teachers in the health care field; professionals involved in caring for the elderly; and geriatric specialists.
Download or read book Quality Assurance in Health Care Services written by Ross H. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medicare written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health care for the elderly American is among our nation's more pressing social issues. Our society wishes to ensure quality health care for all older people, but there is growing concern about our ability to maintain and improve quality in the face of efforts to contain health care costs. Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance answers the U.S. Congress' call for the Institute of Medicine to design a strategic plan for assessing and assuring the quality of medical care for the elderly. This book presents a proposed strategic plan for improving quality assurance in the Medicare program, along with steps and timetables for implementing the plan by the year 2000 and the 10 recommendations for action by Congress. The book explores quality of careâ€"how it is defined, measured, and improvedâ€"and reviews different types of quality problems. Major issues that affect approaches to assessing and assuring quality are examined. Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance will be immediately useful to a wide audience, including policymakers, health administrators, individual providers, specialists in issues of the older American, researchers, educators, and students.
Download or read book Quality Assurance in Home Care and Hospice Organizations written by Margo Ruark Hearst and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medicare written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume II of Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance provides extensive source materials on quality assurance, including results of focus groups with the elderly and practicing physicians, findings from public hearings on quality of care for the elderly, and many exhibits from site visits and the literature on quality measurements and assurance tools. The current Medicare peer review organization program and related hospital accreditation efforts are comprehensively described as background for the recommendations in Volume I of this report. Like the companion volume, this substantial book will be a valuable reference document for all groups concerned with quality of health care and the elderly.
Download or read book Quality Assurance Policies Procedures for Ambulatory Health Care written by Judith M. Bulau and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 1990 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual is a comprehensive quality assurance resource applicable for use in various health care systems, such as ambulatory care settings, HMOs, PPOs, and by primary care providers, specialty providers, and regulatory agencies. Quality Assurance Policies & Procedures for Ambulatory Health Care enables these ambulatory health care systems to develop appropriate quality assurance programs and assists them in reviewing, supplementing, or revising existing quality assurance programs. Clear and concise, with step-by-step procedures for implementing each policy. It includes more than 100 sample forms, reports, letters, job descriptions, and other practical tools to save time and increase efficiency.
Download or read book Quality Assurance in Home Health Care written by Jane Ellen Long and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quality Assurance Policies Procedures for Home Health Care written by Judith M. Bulau and published by Aspen Pub. This book was released on 1989 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quality Assurance Policies & Procedures for Home Health Care is recommended for purchase in Nursing Outlook., the official journal of the American Academy of Nursing. It is an easy-to-use guide to developing and implementing effective and appropriate home care quality assurance policies and procedures. Actual policies and proceduresand relevant administrative formsare presented for use as is or to adapt to your specific needs.
Download or read book Quality Assurance in Home Health Care written by Krystina M. Marince and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quality Assurance in Home Health Care written by Linda Sutter Fuller and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quality Assurance in Healthcare Service Delivery Nursing and Personalized Medicine Technologies and Processes written by Lazakidou, Athina and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quality of life is difficult to define and even more difficult to measure; as such, outcomes from nursing in continuing care are not easily articulated. Quality Assurance in Healthcare Service Delivery, Nursing and Personalized Medicine: Technologies and Processes offers a framework for measuring quality of service in the healthcare industry as it pertains to nursing, with insight into how new technologies and the design of personalized medicine have improved quality of care and quality of life. Assessment and feedback are a vital part of developing and designing personalized medicine, and this book details case studies and the latest research in the field of healthcare service delivery assessment. In addition to describing assessment methodology, the book is also a compendium of the latest research into new medical technologies.
Download or read book Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement written by Emmanuel Anene and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-03-07 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to aide home health owners, administrators and managers in practicing good, goal directed and efficient care of their patients. It is my intention that if this book is properly put to use, by all home health care professionals, the home health agencies and their patients will benefit immensely. Home Health Care has and will continue to undergo changes. The use of qualified staff and the effective management of the agencies by their owners and administrator through knowledge and understanding of home health rules and regulations is key to coping with the changes.
Download or read book Some Aspects of Quality Assurance in Home Care for Hawaii s Elderly written by Jean Kadooka Mardfin and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Best at Home written by Jill C. Feasley and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1996 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
