Surgical Quality Improvement

This unique handbook is designed for surgeons involved in personal, programmatic, institutional, regional or national QI efforts. The book highlights key quality improvement principles that relate to the care of the surgical patient. Theories as well as practical tips regarding quality improvement a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kelz, Rachel R. (Editor), Wong, Sandra L. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
Series:Success in Academic Surgery
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Quality Improvement in Surgery
  • 2. The science of quality improvement
  • 3. Measuring Surgical Quality
  • 4. Are you capable of providing high quality care?
  • 5. Surgical Quality Improvement: Local quality improvement
  • 6. How to address a quality problem
  • 7. Barriers and pitfalls in quality improvement
  • 8. Conflict Resolution
  • 9. Teaching quality improvement
  • 10. Is 'quality science' human subjects research?
  • 11. Academic careers in quality improvement
  • 12. National Quality Improvement: Federal Regulation, Public Reporting, and the Surgeon
  • 13. The public perception of quality improvement in surgery