With over 45.7 million uninsured in the United States and health reform a national priority, the need for population health management has never been more eminent. Sixty percent of American deaths are attributable to behavioral factors, social circumstances and environmental exposures. Employment of population health management techniques advocating use of preventative services and quality clinical care are imperative. Population Health: Creating a Culture of Wellness offers an educational foundation for both professionals and students on the genesis and growth of this important topic. The book provides a concise overview of the topic from the perspectives of providers and businesses. As a text, this book provides a population-based approach to education applicable to professionals in disease management, chronic care management, and politics in addition to students studying public health, health policy, quality and patient safety, health care administration, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work and other related clinical professions.

Population Health: Creating A Culture Of Wellness

Medical Books

JoAnne Reifsnyder

David B. Nash

Raymond Fabius

Valerie P. Pracilio

Medicine

Jones& Bartlett Learning

This multi-authored book addresses various topics which are imperative for physicians getting ready to join or start their own medical practice. The book is organized into five sections, including clinical management, information management, the practice environment, practice administration, and financial management. It is important to note that Practicing Medicine in the 21st Century addresses all six of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competencies, particularly those that aren t often addressed in the medical school curriculum, such as systems-based practice, practice based learning, and communication skills. This book makes an excellent required reading for residency education programs; a wonderful gift for trainees and provides a good knowledge base for anyone wanting to learn about medicine in the 21st Century.

Practicing Medicine in the 21st Century

American College of Physician Executives

Alexis Skoufalos

Raymond J. Fabius

Willie H. Oglesby

The definitive book on improving healthcare quality, this book compiles the most current information on a vast array of quality issues, tools, and strategies. The bookÂ’s core premise is that the key to effective improvement is centering all efforts on the needs of patients. With the future of healthcare revolving around the patient, this book will be a valuable resource for years to come. 
The editors have assembled a nationally prominent group of contributors to provide the best available thinking in each area of quality. Topics covered include: collecting data and the various sources that feed into quality improvement; approaches for analyzing data to measure performance improvement; establishing measures to assess physician performance; assessing patientsÂ’ experiences within important dimensions of care; developing balanced scorecards or dashboards; clinical IT capabilities needed to support efforts to improve complex clinical processes; the relationship of the law to quality improvement; leading quality-improvement efforts and managing change; and understanding the work of the two major accrediting bodies in healthcare quality. 
This book is copublished with the American Society for Quality and includes Forewords by Stephen M. Shortell, Ph.D.,FACHE, and Gail Warden, FACHE. 
Contributors to this book include: A. Al-Assaf, David Ballard, Donald Berwick, Troyan Brennan, John Byrnes, Francois de Brantes, Susan Edgman-Levitan, Frances Griffin, Carol Haraden, Maulik Joshi, Narendra Kini, Robert Lloyd, Jerod Loeb, David Nash, Greg Pawlson, Michael Pugh, Scott Ransom, Jim Reinertsen, Paul Schyve, Stephen Shortell, Mike Stoecklein, Richard Ward, Gail Warden, Valerie Weber, and Leon Wyszewianski.

The Healthcare Quality Book: Vision, Strategy, and Tools, 2nd Edition

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Elizabeth R. Ransom

Maulik S. Joshi

Scott B. Ransom

Reference

Health Administration Pr

The Healthcare Quality Book: Vision Strategies and Tools

Health Administration Press

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