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KELZ / WONG
Surgical Quality Improvement
Key theories of quality improvement are explored, with a focus on applications to the field of surgeryThe authors discuss practical skills for quality improvement, including data interpretation, problem definition, as well as implementation and dissemination techniquesDetailed examples of how to manage different situations are providedThis book teaches the theories and concepts behind surgical quality improvement and explains the skills and traits needed to become a high quality provider.The editors aim to teach and inspire the reader to achieve high quality outcomes and strive for continuous improvement.Table of Contents1. Quality Improvement in Surgery2. The Science of Quality Improvement3. Measuring Surgical Quality4. Are you Capable of Providing High Quality Care5. Surgical Quality Improvement: Local Quality Improvement6. How to Address a Quality Problem7. Barriers and Pitfalls in Quality Improvement 8. Conflict Resolution9. Teaching Quality Improvement10. s ‘Quality Science’ Human Subjects Research?11. Academic Careers in Quality Improvement12. National Quality Improvement: Federal Regulation, Public Reporting, and the Surgeon13. The Public Perception of Quality Improvement in Surgery