Extensively revised and enlarged, Improving Quality, Second Edition co ntains proven techniques and strategies from today's leading QI expert s. The book includes models for quality programs in 13 different clini cal settings and a wealth of QI plans, standards, measurement tools, g uidelines, checklists, and questionnaires. The 32 chapters are packed with authoritative, step-by-step guidance to help you tackle the quali ty improvement challenges you face daily! This updated edition feature's new venues of care, including hospice, natural and alternative care, subacute care, and integrative health care systems, plus new chapters on the ethical and legal implications of improving quality, how to ma nage quality through outcome-based practice, care maps, case managemen t, and variance analysis, and much more.
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