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NEW BOOKS
Introduction to
Healthcare
Quality
Management
FOURTH
EDITION
Healthcare quality can be a daunting subject, with its maze of regulatory
requirements and plethora of approaches. Introduction to Healthcare Quality
Management makes the topic approachable. It explains the fundamental principles
and techniques of quality management in sufficient depth for readers to begin
applying them, at an introductory level that does not overwhelm them.
PATRICE L. SPATH and KENNETH A. DeVANE
A Gateway to Healthcare
Management Book
Softbound, approximately 350 pp,
November 2022
ISBN: 978-1-64055-363-7
Order code: 2466I
$59.50 member price;
$85.00 nonmember price
This updated fourth edition includes a new chapter that addresses the problem of
stalled or failed improvement projects. Many case examples are included in the
chapter to illustrate common causes of project failures together with guidance for
achieving success. It also discusses how measurement systems can reinforce and
sustain performance improvement.
This new edition also features:
* New content about the application of popular lean tools and techniques
* Expanded coverage of statistical process control, including control charts
* Discussion of DNV accreditation requirements
* More details on the evolution of healthcare quality management
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The sidebars, definitions, and references sprinkled throughout the chapters have
been updated and expanded. Concise summaries and relatable examples from
clinical, operational, and administrative settings have also been included.
This updated edition of Introduction to Healthcare Quality Management is an invaluable
resource that helps readers understand and apply the many complex elements of
quality management in healthcare.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Patrice L. Spath, MA, RHIT, is a health information management professional
with broad experience in healthcare quality and safety improvement. She is
president of Brown-Spath & Associates, a healthcare publishing and training
company in Forest Grove, Oregon. Over the past 40 years, she has written
numerous books and journal articles and presented more than 350 educational
programs on healthcare quality management and patient safety topics. She is
currently an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Health Services
Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, an adjunct professor
in the College of Health Professions at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon,
and a guest lecturer in the Master of Science in Medical and Healthcare Simulation
program at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia.
Kenneth A. DeVane, MBA, MS, is an improvement science professional
with an undergraduate degree in engineering, an MBA, and a master's degree in
management science. He began learning the philosophy, approaches, and tools
of performance improvement working in the aerospace and advanced materials
industries. DeVane has over twenty years of experience successfully applying these
methods in healthcare while leading, facilitating, coaching, and supporting a wide
variety of clinical, operations and administrative projects that range from strategic
initiatives to coaching frontline staff. He has presented and taught improvement
methods at multiple hospitals, health systems and for professional organizations.
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INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE QUALITY
MANAGEMENT, FOURTH EDITION
Patrice L. Spath, MA, RHIT, and Kenneth A. DeVane, MBA, MS
➤ Instructor Resources:
Test bank, PowerPoint slides, answers to the in-book questions, case
studies, and a PDF of the American College of Healthcare Executives/
NPSF Lucian Leape Institute guide titled Leading a Culture of Safety:
A Blueprint for Success.
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