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Quality Improvement in Health Care offers gu idelines to the untrained researcher for carrying out ''nuts- and-bolts'' quality improvement research. '

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Author:   Eleanor Gilpatrick
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.650kg
ISBN:  

9780761911661

ISBN 10:   0761911669
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   09 March 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

PART ONE: BASIC CONCEPTS AND MANUAL Basic Concepts Does the Problem Really Exist? Finding and Verifying Causes Finding Solutions Implementing Solutions and Making Them Operational PART TWO: CASES Getting Nursing Home Residents into Physical Therapy in a Timely Fashion Patients Waiting for Radiation during Scheduled Visits Late Notification of Critical Values by a Hospital Laboratory Time Spent in Rehabilitation by Amputation Patients in a Municipal Hospital Incomplete Laboratory Referrals in an HMO Center HMO Patients′ Problems with Crutches and Canes Dealing with Hemolyzed Blood Samples in a Hospital Laboratory Errors in Filling Prescriptions in a Hospital Pharmacy A Labor-Management Health and Safety Committee Nurse Attendance at Mandated Classes in an Outpatient Department Compliance with Discussions and Documentation of Advance Directives in a Home Care Agency Use of a Reminder Letter To Encourage Follow-Up Visits Use of an Internal Audit in an Intermediate Care Facility Use of Data on Unusual Occurrences in an Emergency Medical Service

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