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Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Healthcare

A Case-Based Approach

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Editors:
  1. Rahul K. Shah

    1. Children’s National Health System, Washington, USA

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  2. Sandip A. Godambe

    1. Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Norfolk, USA

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  • Provides case-based approaches with tangible examples
  • Includes diagrams and images to enhance learning
  • Includes key learning points within each chapter
  • Provides a question and answer section at the conclusion of each chapter

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction: A Case-Based Approach to Quality Improvement

    • Sandip A. Godambe, Rahul K. Shah
    Pages 1-14

  3. Organizational Safety Culture: The Foundation for Safety and Quality Improvement

    • Michael F. Gutzeit, Holly O’Brien, Jackie E. Valentine
    Pages 15-35

  4. Creation of Quality Management Systems: Frameworks for Performance Excellence

    • Adam M. Campbell, Donald E. Lighter, Brigitta U. Mueller
    Pages 37-53

  5. Reliability, Resilience, and Developing a Problem-Solving Culture

    • David P. Johnson, Heather S. McLean
    Pages 55-68

  6. Building an Engaging Toyota Production System Culture to Drive Winning Performance for Our Patients, Caregivers, Hospitals, and Communities

    • Jamie P. Bonini, Sandip A. Godambe, Christopher D. Mangum, John Heer, Susan Black, Denise Ranada et al.
    Pages 69-115

  7. What to Do When an Event Happens: Building Trust in Every Step

    • Michaeleen Green, Lee E. Budin
    Pages 117-142

  8. Communication with Disclosure and Its Importance in Safety

    • Kristin Cummins, Katherine A. Feley, Michele Saysana, Brian Wagers
    Pages 143-154

  9. Using Data to Drive Change

    • Lisa L. Schroeder
    Pages 155-172

  10. Quality Methodology

    • Michael T. Bigham, Michael W. Bird, Jodi L. Simon
    Pages 173-192

  11. Designing Improvement Teams for Success

    • Nicole M. Leone, Anupama Subramony
    Pages 193-206

  12. Handoffs: Reducing Harm Through High Reliability and Inter-Professional Communication

    • Kheyandra D. Lewis, Stacy McConkey, Shilpa J. Patel
    Pages 207-217

  13. Safety II: A Novel Approach to Reducing Harm

    • Thomas Bartman, Jenna Merandi, Tensing Maa, Tara C. Cosgrove, Richard J. Brilli
    Pages 219-230

  14. Bundles and Checklists

    • Gary Frank, Rustin B. Morse, Proshad Efune, Nikhil K. Chanani, Cindy Darnell Bowens, Joshua Wolovits
    Pages 231-244

  15. Pathways and Guidelines: An Approach to Operationalizing Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

    • Andrew R. Buchert, Gabriella A. Butler
    Pages 245-254

  16. Accountable Justifications and Peer Comparisons as Behavioral Economic Nudges to Improve Clinical Practice

    • Jack Stevens
    Pages 255-264

  17. Diagnostic Errors and Their Associated Cognitive Biases

    • Jennifer E. Melvin, Michael F. Perry, Richard E. McClead Jr.
    Pages 265-279

  18. An Improvement Operating System: A Case for a Digital Infrastructure for Continuous Improvement

    • Daniel Baily, Kapil Raj Nair
    Pages 281-292

  19. Patient Flow in Healthcare: A Key to Quality

    • Karen Murrell
    Pages 293-308

  20. It Takes Teamwork: Consideration of Difficult Hospital-Acquired Conditions

    • J. Wesley Diddle, Christine M. Riley, Darren Klugman
    Pages 309-318
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About this book

This text uses a case-based approach to share knowledge and techniques on how to operationalize much of the theoretical underpinnings of hospital quality and safety. Written and edited by leaders in healthcare, education, and engineering, these 22 chapters provide insights as to where the field of improvement and safety science is with regards to the views and aspirations of healthcare advocates and patients.  Each chapter also includes vignettes to further solidify the theoretical underpinnings and drive home learning. End of chapter commentary by the editors highlight important concepts and connections between various chapters in the text.


Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Healthcare: A Case-Based Approach presents a novel approach towards hospital safety and quality with the goal to help healthcare providers reach zero harm within their organizations.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Children’s National Health System, Washington, USA

    Rahul K. Shah

  • Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Norfolk, USA

    Sandip A. Godambe

About the editors

Rahul K. Shah, MD, MBA, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC 


Sandip A. Godambe, MD, PhD, MBA, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Health System, Norfolk, VA 



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Healthcare

  • Book Subtitle: A Case-Based Approach

  • Editors: Rahul K. Shah, Sandip A. Godambe

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55829-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55828-4Published: 16 December 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55831-4Published: 17 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-55829-1Published: 15 December 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 383

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 118 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Practice and Hospital Management, General Practice / Family Medicine, Primary Care Medicine

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