Dlugacz Value Based Health Care

Linking Finance and Quality
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-49810-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book

Value-Based Health Care
Linking Finance and Quality
Yosef D. Dlugacz
Value-Based Health Care?
Value-Based Health Care?concisely explains the mandate tosuccessfully link health care quality and finance and describes thetools to implement strategies for organizational success. YosefDlugacz provides many illustrative real-world examples of processand outcomes of the value-based approach, taken from a wide rangeof health care settings. Perfect for students preparing to enterhealth care management or for practicing health care leaders andprofessionals, this book is a vital guide to approaches that ensurethe health of patients and health care organizations alike.
Praise for Value-Based Health Care
"Value-Based Health Care provides leaders and quality expertswith the much needed roadmap for linking cost and quality. Thisbook will help your organization thrive in today'sultra-competitive environment."
--Patrice L. Spath, health care quality specialist and authorof Leading Your Health Care Organization to Excellence and ErrorReduction in Health Care: A Systems Approach to Improving PatientSafety
"Yosef Dlugacz provides an essential overview of how staff,administrators, and clinicians can create not just a culture but agestalt of quality health care delivery. . . .given the nationaldebate over access, cost, and quality, the book could not be moretimely."
--Theodore J. Joyce, PhD, professor of economics and finance,academic director of the Baruch/Mt. Sinai MBA Program in HealthCare Administration, and research associate, National Bureau ofEconomic Research
"Dr. Dlugacz's?case studies and action plans provide greatinsights and workable solutions to provide safe and effectivepatient care. It is a welcome resource as we sit on the?advent ofhealth reform."
--Kathy Ciccone, executive director, Quality Institute of theHealthcare Association of New York State

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dlugacz, Yosef D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Figures and Tables.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
The Author.
Introduction.
PART ONE: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT
One: Drivers Of Change
Two: Improving Patient Safety
Three: Focus On The Patient
Four: Understanding Processes, Outcomes, And Costs
PART TWO: GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
Five: The Value Of Prevention
Six: The Cost Of Sentinel Events
Seven: Managing Expenses In A High-Risk Environment
Eight: Improving Communication And Establishing Trust
Nine: Promoting A Safe Environment Of Care
Conclusion
References
Useful Web Sites

Über Autor(innen)

The Author
Yosef D. Dlugacz, PhD, is senior vice president and chief ofClinical Quality, Education, and Research, Krasnoff QualityManagement Institute, a division of the North Shore-LongIsland Jewish Health System.