Improving the quality of patient care /

Improving the quality of patient care /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Gillies, Alan.
Imprint:	Chichester ; New York : John Wiley & Sons, c1997.
Description:	viii, 222 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Medical care -- Evaluation. Medical care -- Quality control. Hospital care -- Evaluation. Hospital care -- Quality control. Outcome assessment (Medical care) Quality Assurance, Health Care. Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) Medical Audit. Hospital care -- Evaluation. Hospital care -- Quality control. Medical care -- Evaluation. Medical care -- Quality control. Outcome assessment (Medical care)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2621895

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ISBN:	0471966479 (paper ; alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-216) and index.

Table of Contents:

Defining the Quality of Healthcare
The Development of Quality Assurance Within Healthcare
Measuring Quality
Process Improvement
Clinical Audit
The State of Clinical Audit: Experiences from the Oxford and Four Counties Region
Experience With Occurrence Screening
Development and Use of Clinical Outcome/Performance Indicators
The Way Forward: Improving the Improvement Process
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index