Improving Clinical Practice: Total Quality Management and the Physician (Jossey Bass/Aha Press Series) [Hardcover]

David Blumenthal (Author), Anne C. Scheck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0787900931 | ISBN-13: 978-0787900939 | Edition: 1

TQM for the Physician

Health system leaders, medical directors, quality managers, and clinicians--anyone struggling with how to apply Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) to clinical medicine--should read this book.
--James L. Reinertsen, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, HealthSystem Minnesota

This complete reference reveals how health care professionals can apply the proven techniques of Total Quality Management (TQM) to enhance their clinical decision making and ultimately improve the quality of patient care. It describes the diverse scientific methodologies that TQM employs, details practical applications of TQM as used in a number of clinical settings, and outlines the opportunities and challenges facing health care professionals who apply the principles of TQM.

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"Health system leaders, medical directors, quality managers, and clinicians--anyone struggling with how to apply Continuous Quality improvement (CQI) to clinical medicine--should read this book." —James L. Reinertsen, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, HealthSystem Minnesota

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Despite its widespread success, many physicians, health care clinicians, researchers, and administrators have expressed skepticism concerning the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) to health care organizations. Improving Clinical Practice reveals how healthcare professionals can apply the proven techniques of Total Quality Management to enhance their clinical decision making and ultimately improve the quality of patient care. While most books on the subject concentrate on the administrative aspects of TQM, Improving Clinical Practice offers a clear-cut guide for implementing TQM as related directly to patient care. Grounded in science, the book stresses the application of validated data, solid statistical analysis, and the use of the experimental method.Improving Clinical Practice describes the diverse scientific methodologies that TQM employs, details practical applications of TQM as used in a number of clinical settings and outlines the opportunities and challenges facing health care professionals who apply the principles of TQM. Written by the leading practitioners in the field, Improving Clinical Practice includes information on:** methods that provide health care professionals access to more rapid and reliable information about their patients** tools for involving patients more extensively in their own care** TQM techniques to care for patients with hypertension and other chronic illnesses** the potential uses of TQM to improve surgical technique** recommAndations for making TQM function successfully in a health care setting** and much more.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 310 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (January 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787900931
• ISBN-13: 978-0787900939
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,944,995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)