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Quality Improvement Research
Understanding The Science of Change in Health Care
Richard Grol (Edited by), Richard W. Baker (Edited by), Fiona Moss (Edited by)
9780727916402, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 11 November 2003
240 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.29 kg
Quality improvement in health care is now a stated objective of health services worldwide, yet effective delivery is not always apparent. This book discusses research methods that should help to improve the delivery of quality.
Contributors. 1 Quality Improvement Research: The Science of. Change in Health Care. 2 Research Methods used in Developing and Applying Quality Indicators in Primary Care. 3 Using Routine Comparative Data to Assess the Quality of Health Care. 4 Qualitative Methods in Research on Healthcare Quality. 5 Research on Patients' Views in the Evaluation and Improvement of Quality of Care. 6 Systematic Reviews of the Effectiveness of Quality Improvement Strategies and Programmes. 7 Research Designs for Studies Evaluating the Effectiveness of Change and Improvement Strategies. 8 Evaluation of Quality Improvement Programmes. 9 Methods for Evaluation of Small Scale Quality Improvement Projects. 10 Designing a Quality Improvement Intervention: A Systematic Approach. 11 Process Evaluation of Quality Improvement Interventions. 12 Statistical Process Control as a Tool for Research and Healthcare Improvement. 13 Value for Money of Changing Healthcare Services? Economic Evaluation of Quality Improvement. Index.
Subject Areas: Medicine: general issues [MB]
