Basics of Health Care Performance Improvement: A Lean Six Sigma Approach prepares future healthcare administrators to meet the challenges of a changing marketplace through the proven Lean Six Sigma method of quality improvement—straightforward principles and procedures that enhance how healthcare organizations operate. With an eye toward meeting consumers’ increasing demand for value in health care, this new volume provides in-depth information on planning and implementing a “Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control” (DMAIC) initiative to reduce errors and improve performance in healthcare settings, and serves as an essential reference on the basics of Lean Six Sigma and its application in augmenting the quality of care. Key Features: Lean Six Sigma case studies drawn from the industry; A thorough exploration of DMAIC approach to quality improvement; Discussion questions in every chapter Instructor Resources: Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint Presentations, and a TestBank

Basics of Health Care Performance Improvement: A Lean Six Sigma Approach prepares future healthcare administrators to meet the challenges of a changing marketplace through the proven Lean Six Sigma method of quality improvement—straightforward principles and procedures that enhance how healthcare organizations operate. With an eye toward meeting consumers’ increasing demand for value in health care, this new volume provides in-depth information on planning and implementing a “Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control” (DMAIC) initiative to reduce errors and improve performance in healthcare settings, and serves as an essential reference on the basics of Lean Six Sigma and its application in augmenting the quality of care. Key Features: Lean Six Sigma case studies drawn from the industry; A thorough exploration of DMAIC approach to quality improvement; Discussion questions in every chapter Instructor Resources: Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint Presentations, and a TestBank

Amidst a deepening crisis in U.S. health care, Advanced Performance Improvement in Health Care provides a results-oriented approach to rehabilitating an ailing healthcare system. With his innovative, instructive strategies, Lighter offers a welcome road map to guide meaningful change in the industry and to equip healthcare managers to meet 21st century challenges. Advanced Performance Improvement in Health Care: Principles and Methods provides healthcare educators, leaders, and clinicians with the specific knowledge and tools vital for creating and advocating for quality-centric, next-generation healthcare organizations. This unique compilation of management, analytical, and statistical methods and techniques serves as a comprehensive guide to harnessing todays technology and developing a culture of quality that delivers sustainable, quantifiable value in healthcare organizations.

Performance Improvement Basics: A Resource Guide for Healthcare Managers, Second Edition Cynthia Barnard, MBA, MSJS, CPHQ Accurately capture data and illustrate improvement at your organization. Implementing an effective performance improvement program is a constant challenge for department managers. That is why we've created a second edition of our best-seller, Performance Improvement Basics: A Resource Guide for Healthcare Managers. Whether your goal is to gather buy-in from facility leaders or to brush up on effective data collection and analysis techniques, you need practical, convenient, and useful tools to focus your performance improvement program on meeting the needs of your patients and organization. This updated book and CD-ROM will help you stay confident in your knowledge of quality improvement techniques and data analysis. It uses plain English to explain the requirements and principles of improvement initiatives, making it a beneficial resource for new and existing staff members. Straightforward, no-nonsense approach to PI Performance Improvement Basics, Second Edition will help you and your staff to: Ease new QI managers into their role Demonstrate how to collect and manage quality improvement data Provide a solid understanding of performance improvement techniques Familiarize readers with how to lead quality improvement meetings Complete start-to-finish guide, designed with you in mind This guide is useful for new and veteran staff. It covers basic performance improvement concepts and advanced topics such as how to involve staff actively in quality improvement initiatives, with emphasis on garnering physician buy-in. Best of all, you'll receive: Tools to help you design data collection, perform process analysis, make sense of your data, and present data effectively. Tips on coordinating your departmental PI program with physicians. Self-assessment checklist to help pinpoint areas that you want to develop further! Check out the Table of Contents Chapter 1: Performance improvement as a management tool Chapter 2: Performance improvement planning Chapter 3: Quality reporting and communication Chapter 4: Quality measurement, monitoring, and analysis Chapter 5: Process improvement basics Chapter 6: Involving physicians in performance improvement Appendices: Data analysis tools, PI methodologies, Guide for implementing PI program

Patient safety and quality improvement in health care remain a global priority. Subpar performance in health care, however, is still common more than a decade after the christening of patient safety in Africa. The core principle of safety and quality improvement systems is to identify and assess the root cause of failures in order to learn from them and devise a means to improve and to avoid recurrence. This book is designed to encourage, facilitate and empower healthcare workers in the development and implementation of strategically driven patient safety and quality improvement initiatives for safer healthcare systems and healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) of Africa. It also highlights some of the profound challenges and barriers to designing and implementing patient safety and quality improvement interventions or programmes in the region and reiterates the need to remain focused and determined to work out solutions with confidence and overcome these barriers. In the book, chapters highlight six essential components crucial for achieving evolutionary progress in safety and quality improvement in a healthcare system: Standard operating procedure Audit Research Safety management Quality management Evaluation Practical steps in planning and conducting these six essential components are outlined with some specific features to aid learning and facilitate their implementation. The authors have experience and expertise in the medical practice gained in Africa and a decade of knowledge and experience from consultancy work in safety and quality improvement in health care within and outside the region. Essentials for Quality and Safety Improvement in Health Care: A Resource for Developing Countries is authored for both medical professionals and those from other professions who are interested in and enthusiastic about patient safety and healthcare quality and therefore willing to build a career in this field. It is relevant to all health institutions, health and non-health workers, and can be used as a checklist while rendering quality and safe health care.

An exploration of the theoretical and philosophical background of performance development, this edited collection focuses sharply on the practical aspects associated with it within the healthcare sector.