Overview
- Key theories of quality improvement are explored, with a focus on applications to the field of surgery
- The authors discuss practical skills for quality improvement, including data interpretation, problem definition, as well as implementation and dissemination techniques
- Detailed examples of how to manage different situations are provided
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Success in Academic Surgery (SIAS)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This 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.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Rachel R. Kelz, MD MSCE
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program ACS NSQIP, Surgeon Champion Department of Surgery Center for Surgery and Health Economics University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Surgical Quality Improvement
Editors: Rachel R. Kelz, Sandra L. Wong
Series Title: Success in Academic Surgery
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23356-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-23355-0Published: 16 December 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-23356-7Published: 30 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2194-7481
Series E-ISSN: 2194-749X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 136
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Practice and Hospital Management, Surgery, Health Administration