Quality Management Best Practices - April 2024

The Best Practice: How the New Quality Movement is Transforming Medicine

In the late 1990s, treatment-related deaths or “complications” were the fifth leading cause of death for Americans. Spurred by the crisis, a group of dedicated physicians like Paul Batalden and Don Berwick made it their goal to study the concepts of “quality improvement” used at Toyota and NASA, and to apply them to the practice of medicine. This book tells their story, and how these “heretical” ideas have blossomed into a movement, bringing the focus back to where it should have always been: the patient.

• ASIN: 1586487973
• ASIN: 1586487973
• ISBN: 1586487973
• Manufacturer: PublicAffairs

Medical Quality Management: Theory and Practice

This new comprehensive resource Medical Quality Management: Theory and Practice addresses the needs of physicians, medical students, and other health care professionals for up to date information about medical quality management. In reviewing the key principles and methods that comprise the current state of medical quality management in U.S. health care, this text provides a concise summary of quality improvement, patient safety and quality measurement methodologies. This textbook also describes the current state of global networks and computing technologies, and provides an overview of ethics... [Read More]

• ASIN: 076376034X
• ASIN: 076376034X
• ISBN: 076376034X
• Brand: Brand: Jones n Bartlett Learning
• Manufacturer: Jones & Bartlett Learning

INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love

How do today’s most successful tech companies—Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Tesla—design, develop, and deploy the products that have earned the love of literally billions of people around the world? Perhaps surprisingly, they do it very differently than the vast majority of tech companies. In INSPIRED, technology product management thought leader Marty Cagan provides readers with a master class in how to structure and staff a vibrant and successful product organization, and how to discover and deliver technology products that your customers will love—and that will work for your bu... [Read More]

• ASIN: B077NRB36N
• ASIN: B077NRB36N
• Manufacturer: Wiley

Practice Standard for Scheduling

Effective project scheduling and time management are critical factors in the success or failure of a particular project. And, increasingly project management professionals are responsible for managing a variety of project schedules and timelines. For that reason, Project Management Institute (PMI) has produced the Practice Standard for Scheduling, a systematic guide describing hallmarks of a sound and effective schedule methodology, as well as providing quantifiable means for assessing the maturity of a schedule model.

• ASIN: 1935589245
• ASIN: 1935589245
• ISBN: 1935589245
• Brand: Project Management Institute
• Manufacturer: Project Management Institute

Agile Project Management with Scrum (Developer Best Practices)

The rules and practices for Scrum—a simple process for managing complex projects—are few, straightforward, and easy to learn. But Scrum’s simplicity itself—its lack of prescription—can be disarming, and new practitioners often find themselves reverting to old project management habits and tools and yielding lesser results. In this illuminating series of case studies, Scrum co-creator and evangelist Ken Schwaber identifies the real-world lessons—the successes and failures—culled from his years of experience coaching companies in agile project management. Through them, you’ll und... [Read More]

• ASIN: 073561993X
• ASIN: 073561993X
• ISBN: 073561993X
• Brand: Microsoft Press
• Manufacturer: Microsoft Press

Practice Standard for Project Risk Management

The Practice Standard for Project Risk Management covers risk management as it is applied to single projects only. It does not cover risk in programs or portfolios. This practice standard is consistent with the PMBOK® Guide and is aligned with other PMI practice standards. Different projects, organizations and situations require a variety of approaches to risk management and there are several specific ways to conduct risk management that are in agreement with principles of Project Risk Management as presented in this practice standard.

• ASIN: 193389038X
• ASIN: 193389038X
• ISBN: 193389038X
• Brand: Project Management Inst
• Manufacturer: Project Management Institute

Business Analysis: Best Practices for Success

The definitive guide on the roles and responsibilities of the business analyst Business Analysis offers a complete description of the process of business analysis in solving business problems. Filled with tips, tricks, techniques, and guerilla tactics to help execute the process in the face of sometimes overwhelming political or social obstacles, this guide is also filled with real world stories from the author's more than thirty years of experience working as a business analyst. Provides techniques and tips to execute the at-times tricky job of business analyst Written by an industry expert ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1118076001
• ASIN: 1118076001
• ISBN: 1118076001
• Brand: Brand: Wiley
• Manufacturer: Wiley

Long-Term Care Administration and Management: Effective Practices and Quality Programs in Eldercare

This concise guide to long-term services and supports introduces a broad array of topics and presents ideas on how to get more extensive information... A variety of graphs, tables, and charts make the information easy to understand. Overall the book is well-organized with chapters that can stand on their own... Readers considering going into long-term care management or administration would find this book a valuable tool."--Doody's Medical Reviews This is a comprehensive reference for long-term care administrators, practitioners and students who want to understand the options, issues, and tren... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0826195679
• ASIN: 0826195679
• ISBN: 0826195679
• Manufacturer: Springer Publishing Company

The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations (J-B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner)

The most trusted source of leadership wisdom, updated to address today's realities The Leadership Challenge is the gold-standard manual for effective leadership, grounded in research and written by the premier authorities in the field. With deep insight into the complex interpersonal dynamics of the workplace, this book positions leadership both as a skill to be learned, and as a relationship that must be nurtured to reach its full potential. This new sixth edition has been revised to address current challenges, and includes more international examples and a laser focus on business issues; you... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06XYZR8LZ
• ASIN: B06XYZR8LZ
• Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass

Mastering Software Quality Assurance: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques for Software Developers

This comprehensive reference on software development quality assurance addresses all four dimensions of quality: specifications, design, construction and conformance. It focuses on quality from both the micro and macro viewpoint. From a micro view, it details the aspect of building-in quality at the component level to help ensure that the overall deliverable has ingrained quality. From a macro view, it addresses the organizational-level activities that provide an environment conducive to fostering quality in the deliverables as well as developing a culture focused on quality in the organizatio... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1604270322
• ASIN: 1604270322
• ISBN: 1604270322
• Brand: J. Ross Publishing
• Manufacturer: J. Ross Publishing

Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse: Patient Safety, Quality, Outcomes, and Interprofessionalism, Second Edition - New Chapters - 2016 AJN Book of the Year Award Winner

Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse, Second Edition is a must-have for all healthcare specialists in the digital age. It delivers a practical array of tools and information to show how advanced practice nurses can maximize patient safety, quality of care, and cost savings through the use of technology. Since the first edition of this text, health information technology has only expanded and become more critical to understand. With increased capability and complexity, the current technology landscape presents new challenges and opportunities for interprofessional teams. Nurses, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0826140459
• ASIN: 0826140459
• ISBN: 0826140459
• Manufacturer: Springer Publishing Company

Creating a Greater Whole: A Project Manager's Guide to Becoming a Leader (Best Practices in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management)

Creating a Greater Whole unlocks the not-so-secret secrets of what aspiring managers need to become strong leaders. This information-rich, easy to understand guide offers readers an immediate clear path to honing their leadership skills using the rigor and discipline of project management principles. Topics include stakeholder management, collaborative communication, multi-criteria decision making, and conflict management. Reflective exercises in each chapter raise key questions for readers to craft their own development path. The process invites emerging leaders to draw from their past exper... [Read More]

• ASIN: 113806405X
• ASIN: 113806405X
• ISBN: 113806405X
• Manufacturer: Auerbach Publications

Applying Quality Management in Healthcare, Third Edition

Quality management is a complex process, especially in healthcare. Managers in today's environment need more than just an understanding of the historical concepts of quality. They need to understand how to achieve quality within the structure and relationships of the complex system of a healthcare organization. In this new third edition, Kelly has enhanced the content to promote an understanding of systems thinking in health services organizations. While still providing readers with the foundational concepts of quality management, she instructs readers on the system implications of understandi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1567933769
• ASIN: 1567933769
• ISBN: 1567933769
• Brand: Brand: Health Administration Press
• Manufacturer: Health Administration Press

Health Care Quality Management: Tools and Applications

In today’s challenging health care environment, health care organizations are faced with improving patient outcomes, redesigning business processes, and executing quality and risk management initiatives. Health Care Quality Management offers an introduction to the field and practice of quality management and reveals the best practices and strategies health care organizations can adopt to improve patient outcomes and program quality. Filled with illustrative case studies that show how business processes can be restructured to achieve improvements in quality, risk reduction, and other key bus... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1118505530
• ASIN: 1118505530
• ISBN: 9781118505533
• Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass

Animal-Assisted Interventions in Health Care Settings: A Best Practices Manual for Establishing New Programs (New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond)

Growing literature around the benefits of animal-assisted intervention (AAI) spurs health care professionals and administrators to start new programs. Yet the trend also raises questions of how best to begin and run successful AAI programs―under what circumstances, with what staff, and within what guidelines. Animal-Assisted Interventions in Health Care Settings: A Best Practices Manual for Establishing New Programs succinctly outlines how best to develop, implement, run, and evaluate AAI programs. Drawing on extensive professional experiences and research from more than fifteen years of lea... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1557538158
• ASIN: 1557538158
• ISBN: 1557538158
• Manufacturer: Purdue University Press

Entertainment Management : Towards Best Practice

ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT

• UPC: 34069283

Project Portfolio Management in Theory and Practice : Thirty Case Studies from Around the World

9781498769242

• UPC: 51795913

Guidance for It Asset Management (Itam) : Step by Step Implementation Guide with Workflows, Metrics, Best Practices and Checklists

Guidance for ITAM provides a direction in a concise, clear, user friendly and understandable way for all the ITAM audiences (newbie's, intermediates, experts). This book is not just for ITAM process consultants or management folks

• UPC: 53408889

Web Content Management : Systems, Features, and Best Practices

"Looking to select a web content management system (CMS), but confused about the promises, terminology, and buzzwords? Do you want to understand content management without having to dive into the underlying programming? This book provides

• UPC: 44979023

Best Practices: Time Management - eBook

There are only twenty-four hours in a day, but you can make them count. Time Management, a comprehensive and essential resource for any manager on the run, shows you how.Learn to:Set and prioritize goals, objectives,

• UPC: 449836318

Methadone Maintenance Treatment : Best Practices in Case Management

Clients talk about working with case managers: "They stick with me through thick and thin, no matter how much I'm using. They don't give up on me." "[People need] help with lots of things: legal

• UPC: 53373317

Compendium of Best Practices in Road Asset Management - eBook

The objective of road asset management is generally to optimize economic benefits by minimizing maintenance costs and road user costs. This compendium presents the best practices for the introduction and development of road asset management

• UPC: 403294041

The Ten Commandments of Quality Management: Best Practices to Develop New Leaders and Create a Quality Environment

The Ten Commandments of Quality Management: Best Practices to Develop New Leaders and Create a Quality

• UPC: 9186819

Project Management Essentials : A Quick and Easy Guide to the Most Important Concepts and Best Practices for Managing Your Projects Right

If you're new to project management or need to refresh your knowledge, Project Management Essentials, Third Edition is the quickest and easiest way to learn how to manage projects successfully. The concepts presented are not

• UPC: 22897612

Audit Risk Management (Driving Audit Value, Vol. II) - The Best Practice Strategy Guide for Minimising the Audit Risks and Achieving the Internal Audit Strategies and Objectives - eBook

Companies lose over $100 billion a year due to corporate scandals. Where were the internal auditors? Think about the VW diesel emissions scandal, the Yahoo hacking scandal, the BP oil spill scandal or the Petrobras

• UPC: 301328016

Quality Management : Best Practices for Home Builders

• UPC: 193125054763
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 22 USD

Idaho Forestry Best Management Practices Field Guide: Water Quality Protection

• UPC: 264581573249
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 9 USD

Quality Management of Cultural Heritage : Problems and Best Practices, Paperb...

• UPC: 352906440173
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 28 USD

Massachusetts Best Management Practices Timber Harvesting Water Quality Handbook

• UPC: 283784360324
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 9 USD

Quality Money Management : Process Engineering and Best Practices for Systema...

• UPC: 193321494230
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 125 USD

T Best Practices : Management, Teams, Quality, Performance, and Projects

• UPC: 312613321633
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 6 USD

Best Management Practices for Forestry: Protecting New Hampshire's Water Quality

• UPC: 333510263485
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 9 USD

Best Practices in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and Management: A Quality of

• UPC: 283264088481
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 107 USD

Quality Money Management : Process Engineering and Best Practices for...

• UPC: 143346972709
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 29 USD

Stormwater: Best Management Practices and Detention for Water Quality, Drainage,

• UPC: 254370784482
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 8 USD