Quality and Safety in Pharmacy Practice

Name: Quality and Safety in Pharmacy Practice
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ISBN: 9780071603850

ISBN-10: 0071603859

ISBN-13: 9780071603850

Edition: 2010

Authors: Terri L. Warholak, David P. Nau

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Book details

List price: $94.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 7/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.06" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

About the Authors Terri L. Warholak, PhD, RPh, is Assistant Professor in Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Arizona, Tucson.David P. Nau, PhD, RPh,is Director of Practice Improvement at the University of Kentucky School of Pharmacy, Lexington.



Contributors


Foreword by J. Lyle Bootman


Preface



Status of Quality Improvement and Reporting in the U.S. Health Care System



Quality and the Future of Health Care




Understanding Problems in the Use of Medications




The Business Case for Pharmacy Quality




An Overview of Health Care Organizations Involved in Quality Improvement




Quality Improvement Concepts



Health Care Quality Improvement




Recognizing and Defining Quality Problems




Identifying Causes of Quality Problems




Statistical Process Control




Quality Measurement



Measuring Medication Safety and Quality




Consumer Assessment of Pharmacy Quality




Risk Management




Quality-based Interventions and Incentives



Implementing Change to Enhance Quality




Using Technology in the Quality Improvement Process




Reporting on Health Care Quality




Aligning Financial Incentives for Quality




Application of Quality Improvement to the Pharmacy Practice Setting



Responding to an Outside Assessment of Pharmacy Quality




Implementing Your Own Pharmacy Quality Improvement Program



Index