Quality Improvement Projects in Health Care
eBook - PDF

Quality Improvement Projects in Health Care

Problem Solving in the Workplace

  1. 408 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Quality Improvement Projects in Health Care

Problem Solving in the Workplace

About this book

In the current atmosphere of closer scrutiny of healthcare practices and procedures, front-line managers and health care providers must investigate potential problems in their work environment, whether at the behest of upper management, in order to meet Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) standards, or through their own sense that "weÆre doing something wrong." For the investigator with limited previous experience in evaluation or research, the prospect of undertaking this kind of investigation can appear daunting, to say the least. Quality Improvement Projects in Health Care was written just for this individual. Author Eleanor Gilpatrick, a seasoned investigator and professor of health services administration, provides a review of the basic terminology and guidelines for carrying out "nuts-and-bolts" quality improvement research. She then demonstrates how such a research project can be implemented through 14 case studies involving actual health care situations. Altogether, the cases speak to a broad array of issues and potential pitfalls for the unwary investigatorùand they show that progress can be made in even the most difficult circumstances. Quality Improvement Projects in Health Care will be of interest to students and professionals in health sciences administration, nursing, allied health, and public health.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Tables
  4. List of Figures
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Part I - Basic Concepts and Manual
  8. Chapter 1 - Basic Concepts
  9. Chapter 2 - Does the Problem Really Exist?
  10. Chapter 3 - Finding and Verifying Causes
  11. Chapter 4 - Finding Solutions
  12. Chapter 5 - Implementing Solutions and Making Them Operational
  13. Part II - Cases
  14. Case 1 - Getting Nursing Home Residents Into Physical Therapy in a Timely Fashion
  15. Case 2 - Patients Waiting for Radiation During Scheduled Visits
  16. Case 3 - Late Notification of Critical Values by a Hospital Laboratory
  17. Case 4 - Time Spent in Rehabilitation by Amputation Patients in a Municipal Hospital
  18. Case 5 - Incomplete Laboratory Referrals in an HMO Center
  19. Case 6 - HMO Patients' Problems With Crutches and Canes
  20. Case 7 - Dealing With Hemolyzed Blood Samples in a Hospital Laboratory
  21. Case 8 - Errors in Filling Prescriptions in a Hospital Pharmacy
  22. Case 9 - A Labor-Management Health and Safety Committee
  23. Case 10 - Nurse Attendance at Mandated Classes in an Outpatient Department
  24. Case 11 - Compliance With Discussions and Documentation of Advance Directives in a Home Care Agency
  25. Case 12 - Use of a Reminder Letter to Encourage Follow-Up Visits
  26. Case 13 - Use of an Internal Audit in an Intermediate Care Facility
  27. Case 14 - Use of Data on Unusual Occurrences in an Emergency Medical Service
  28. Appendix 1 - Outline for the Written Project Plan of Work
  29. Appendix 2 - Detailed Tables and Practice Exercises
  30. Background Reading Related to the Cases
  31. Index
  32. About the Author