Prathibha Varkey - Böcker

This new comprehensive resource Medical Quality Management: Theory and Practice addresses the needs of physicians, medical students, and other health care professionals for up to date information about medical quality management. In reviewing the key principles and methods that comprise the current state of medical quality management in U.S. health care, this text provides a concise summary of quality improvement, patient safety and quality measurement methodologies. This textbook also describes the current state of global networks and computing technologies, and provides an overview of ethics, legislation, policy making, accreditation and utilization management techniques as it relates to quality improvement. including general approaches and methods, support systems, regulatory constructs, and common outcomes. Complete with case studies, executive summaries, and figures and tables, this is a necessary guide for all executives and medical directors, academicians and students, as well as all physicians and other health professionals in clinical practice.

This comprehensive medical textbook is a compendium of the latest information on healthcare quality. The text provides knowledge about the theory and practical applications for each of the core areas that comprise the field of medical quality management as well as insight and essential briefings on the impact of new healthcare technologies and innovations on medical quality and improvement. The third edition provides significant new content related to medical quality management and quality improvement, a user-friendly format, case studies, and updated learning objectives. This textbook also serves as source material for the American Board of Medical Quality in the development of its core curriculum and certification examinations.Each chapter is designed for a review of the essential background, precepts, and exemplary practices within the topical area: Basics of Quality ImprovementData Analytics for the Improvement of Healthcare QualityUtilization Management, Case Management, and Care CoordinationEconomics and Finance in Medical Quality ManagementExternal Quality Improvement — Accreditation, Certification, and EducationThe Interface Between Quality Improvement and LawEthics and Quality ImprovementWith the new edition of Medical Quality Management: Theory and Practice, the American College of Medical Quality presents the experience and expertise of its contributors to provide the background necessary for healthcare professionals to assume the responsibilities of medical quality management in healthcare institutions, provide physicians in all medical specialties with a core body of knowledge related to medical quality management, and serve as a necessary guide for healthcare administrators and executives, academics, directors, medical and nursing students and residents, and physicians and other health practitioners.