Buch, Englisch, 606 Seiten, Format (B × H): 569 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 998 g
Success Stories from 60 Countries
Buch, Englisch, 606 Seiten, Format (B × H): 569 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 998 g
ISBN: 978-1-4724-8204-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Zielgruppe
Academic and Professional Practice & Development
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Krankenhausmanagement, Praxismanagement
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen
- Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Zuverlässigkeit, Sicherheitstechnik
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Contributors
Introduction
Part I The Americas
1 Argentina: Successful Initiatives in Quality and Patient Safety in Argentina
2 Brazil: Knowledge Management for Quality Improvement in Brazil
3 Canada: Improving Stroke Outcomes in Canada: The Accreditation Canada Stroke Distinction Program
4 Chile: Constructing Symbolic Capital: A Case Study from Chile
5 Ecuador: Improving Hospital Management as Part of the Health Reform Process in Ecuador: The Case of Abel Gilbert Pontón Hospital
6 Guyana: Holistic Geriatric Mega-Clinics for Care of the Elderly in Guyana
7 Mexico: Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy of Mexican Health Reform: Content, Conditions for Implementation, and Sustainability
8 The United States of America: The Use of Report Cards and Outcome Measurements to Improve the Safety of Surgical Care: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
9 Venezuela: Misión Barrio Adentro: Universal Health Coverage Efforts in Venezuela
Part II Africa
10 Ghana: Arresting the Brain Drain in Ghana
11 Namibia: A Public Health Approach to Quality Management: How a Disease-Specific Improvement Program Propelled a National Health-Systems-Wide Quality Program in Namibia
12 Nigeria: Removing the Imaginary Walls That Divide and Limit
13 Rwanda: Community-Based Health Insurance in Rwanda: How It Fostered Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
14 South Africa: The Development of an Equitable National Juristic Body to Regulate Public and Private Healthcare Establishments in South Africa: A Progress Report
15 West Africa (Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone): Quality Improvement in Ebola-Affected Countries: From Recoveryto Resilience
Part III Europe
16 Austria: Stroke Units in Austria: Incubators for Improved Health Outcomes
17 Denmark: Cancer Patient Pathways
18 England: A NICE Success Story from the English National Health Service
19 Estonia: Primary Healthcare Reform as a Promoter of Quality in the Estonian Healthcare System
20 Finland: Evidence-Based Medicine and Health Information Technology: Transforming Clinical Practices in Finland
21 France: The French Healthcare System and Its Alternative Approach to Patient Safety
22 Germany: Scaling Up a Population-Based Integrated Healthcare System: The Case of " Healthy Kinzigtal" in Germany
23 Ireland: St. James’ s Hospital National Haemophilia System
24 Israel: A Nationwide Health Information Exchange Program in Israel: A Unique Case Study
25 Italy: Post-Marketing Successful Strategies to Manage Pharmaceutical Innovation
26 Malta: Reform of the Medical Profession and Reversal of Brain Drain in Malta: A Success Story
27 The Netherlands: Patient Safety in Dutch Hospitals: How Can We Explain Success?
28 Northern Ireland: Adopting a Collaborative Approach to Improve Care for Women and Their Babies in Northern Ireland
29 Norway: Improving Patient Safety in Norwegian Hospitals through a Standardized Approach toward the Measurement and Monitoring of Adverse Events
30 Portugal: Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infection in Portuguese Hospitals: A Collaborative Approach toward Quality Improvement
31 Russia: Progress in Healthcare Quality in Russia
32 Scotland: Partnership and Collaboration as the Hallmark of Scottish Healthcare Improvement
33 Serbia: Using Data to Protect Vulnerable Children
34 Spain: Organ Donation and Transplantation: ONT’s Success Story
35 Sweden: Sweden Mines the Gold in Clinical Data for Research and Better Patient Care
36 Switzerland: Switzerland’s Use of Breakthrough Collaboratives to Improve Patient Safety
37 Turkey: Establishment of a National Healthcare Accreditation System
38 Wales: Implementing Shared Decision-Making in Practice: Demonstrating Strategic Improvement
Part IV Eastern Mediterranean
39 Afghanistan: Improving Afghanistan’s Hospital Services: Implementation of Minimum Required Standards
40 The Gulf States (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates): Unified Procurement of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplied for Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Great Success Story
41 Iran: Iran’s Health Transformation Plan
42 Jordan: Health Care Accreditation Council of Jordan: Driving System Reform, Patient Safety, and Quality
43 Lebanon: "You Don’t Have to be Superman to Save Lives. Give Blood": Improving the Health System through Social Innovation—The Case of Donner Sang Compter
44 Oman: Al-Shifa Electronic Health Record System: From Simple Start to Paradigm Model
45 Pakistan: Health Systems, Accreditation, and Databases: Pakistan’s Perspective
46 Qatar: Successful Implementation of a Deteriorating Patient Safety Net System: The Qatar Early Warning System
47 The United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi Healthcare Reform: Improving Quality through a Single Payment System
48 Yemen: Improvement of Basic Health Services in Yemen: A Successful Donor-Driven Improvement Initiative
Part V South-East Asia and the Western Pacific
49 Australia: Two Decades of Evolving a Patient Safety System: An Australian Story of Reducing Harm to Deteriorating Patients
50 China: Self-Service Encounter System in Tertiary Hospitals
51 Fiji: A Context-Specific Approach to Primary Care Strengthening in Fiji
52 Hong Kong: Integrating Care for High-Risk Elderly Patients after Discharge from Hospitals in Hong Kong
53 India: India’ s Road Map to "Affordable and Safe Health for All" through Public– Private Partnership
54 Japan: Universal Insurance
55 Malaysia: From Maternal Mortality to Maternal Health: The Malaysian Experience
56 New Zealand: Ko Awatea: Improving Quality, Promoting Innovation
57 Papua New Guinea: Establishment of the Provincial Health
Authority in Papua New Guinea
58 Taiwan: Taiwan’s Health Information Technology Journey: From Flash Drive to Health Cloud
Discussion and Conclusion
References
Index