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Quality Improvement
ELEMENTARY:
Link for the most commonly used quality tools: http://www.qualityspctools.com/menu.html
Great handbook to help put in practice simple LEAN principles.
Written by an RN for RNs and Clinical staff to understand
and apply the tools.Hadfield. The Lean Healthcare Pocket
Guide. 2006.
ELHI.
The driving force in recent years behind healthcare’s
quality efforts. Institute of Medicine. 2000. To Err is
Human. National
Quality Press.
An update to the status of healthcare, part two of To
Err is Human. Institute of Medicine. 2001. Crossing
the Quality Chasm.
National Quality Press.
INTERMEDIATE:
Link to library of articles on various topics, including
quality technique discussions – great for relevant
real world examples:
http://www.bnet.com/
Decent effort to translate the Six Sigma toolkit into
healthcare application in an effort to address the deficiencies
noted in To Err is Human. Trusko. Improving Healthcare
Quality and Cost with Six Sigma. 2007. FT Press.
Good translation of the Six Sigma toolkit to address the
inefficiencies and defects in the healthcare system. It
ignores the advanced statistical analysis and sticks to
the basic analytic tools that pack the most improvement
punch. Real World clinical application examples are included.
Barry. The
Six Sigma Book for Healthcare. 2002.
Health Administration Press.
ADVANCED:
Link to an encyclopedia of Six Sigma theories and analytic
techniques, including explanations and examples:
http://www.sigmapedia.com/list.cfm
Link to library of articles on various Six Sigma topics
and quality techniques: http://isixsigma.com/
Detailed introduction to Lean Six Sigma however it is
heavy on the statistics most of which are irrelevant to
the healthcare industry. Arthur. Lean Six Sigma Demystified.
2007. McGrawHill.
Decent teaching tool for Lean Six Sigma statistics, however
most of which are irrelevant to the healthcare industry.
Brussee. Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy. 2004.
McGrawHill.
Last Updated
April 1, 2008
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