LibGuides: DHA-7005: Week 7 Resources

Week 7 Resources

A Framework for Describing Health Care Delivery Organizations and Systems
Piña, I. L., Cohen, P. D., Larson, D. B., Marion, L. N., Sills, M. R., Solberg, L. I., & Zerzan, J. (2015). A framework for describing health care delivery organizations and systems. American Journal of Public Health, 105(4), 670–679.

The Healthcare Quality Book by David B. Nash; Maulik Joshi; Elizabeth R. Ransom; Scott B. Ransom
ISBN: 9781640550537
Publication Date: 2019-04-01
Pugh, D. M. (2019). Creating alignment: Quality measures and leadership. In D. B. Nash, M. Joshi, E. R. Ransom, & S. B. Ransom (Eds.), The healthcare quality book: Vision, strategy, and tools (4th ed.). Health Administration Press.
Read Chapter 12 (pp. 301-327). This chapter discusses the important role of the leadership team in the delivery of high-quality care.

Implications for Policy: The Triple Aim, Quadruple Aim, and Interprofessional Collaboration
Bachynsky, N. (2020). Implications for policy: The Triple Aim, Quadruple Aim, and interprofessional collaboration. Nursing Forum, 55(1), 54.
This article addresses quality from an interprofessional perspective that includes the health provider.
Working to Achieve the Quadruple Aim
Gin, N., & Courneya, P. (2020). Working to Achieve the Quadruple Aim. Permanente Journal, 24(2), 51.
Stresses the importance of using the quadruple aim as a guide in developing quality work space for interprofessional teams.
HRSA Developing and Implementing a Quality Improving Plan: 2011
This is your primary resource for the Week 7 Signature Assignment.

Optional Resources Week 7

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Provides comparative analyses of hospitals and outpatient clinics using a set of approved measurements.
Leading Innovative Practice: Leadership Attributes in LEAP Practices
Crabtree, B. F., Howard, J., Miller, W. L., Cromps, D., Hsu, C., Coleman, K., Austin, B., Flinter, M., Tuzzio, L., & Wagner, E. H. (2020). Leading innovative practice: Leadership attributes in LEAP practices. Milbank Quarterly, 98(2), 399.
Discusses the importance of the quadruple aim for implementing quality enhancing measures within complex adaptive systems.

The Healthcare Quality Book by David B. Nash; Maulik Joshi; Elizabeth R. Ransom; Scott B. Ransom
ISBN: 9781640550537
Publication Date: 2019-04-01
Peisert, C. K. Governance for Quality. In Nash, D. B., Joshi, M., Ransom, E. R., & Ransom, S. B. (2019). The Healthcare Quality Book : Vision, Strategy, and Tools: Vol. Fourth edition. Health Administration Press.
Read Chapter 13. (pp. 329-358). The important message here: quality is the board’s responsibility.
Read Chapter 19 (pp. 475-499). This chapter provides a link between population health, patient safety and quality of care.

Managing the Gaps: How Performance Gaps Shape Managerial Decision Making
Zhu, L., & Rutherford, A. (2019). Managing the gaps: How performance gaps shape managerial decision making. Public Performance & Management Review, 42(5), 1029-1061.
The relationship between not meeting quality targets and the decisions managers make.
Quality Improvement/Assurance Plan
A good visual on the construction of a quality assurance and improvement plan.
Quality Improvement: Hospital Best Practices and Recommended Strategies
National Rural Health Resource Center. (n.d.). Quality improvement: Hospital best practices and recommended strategies.
Focuses on a discussion of an increasingly important geographic area and quality requirements.
Teamwork in Healthcare: Key Discoveries Enabling Safer, High-Quality Care
Rosen, M. A., DiazGranados, D., Dietz, A. S., Benishek, L. E., Thompson, D., Pronovost, P. J., & Weaver, S. J. (2018). Teamwork in healthcare: Key discoveries enabling safer, high-quality care. American Psychologist, 73(4), 433–450.
The relevance of teamwork to quality of care is emphasized using a case study.
U.S. Hospital Performance Methodologies: A Scoping Review to Identify Opportunities for Crossing the Quality Chasm
Thomas-Craig, K. J., McKillop, M. M., Huang, H. T., George, J., Punwani, E. S., & Rhee, K. B. (2020). U.S. hospital performance methodologies: A scoping review to identify opportunities for crossing the quality chasm. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), 1–13.
Provides suggestions for quality of care improvements.