Research Catalog

Title

Creating a business case for quality improvement research : expert views, workshop summary / Samantha Chao, rapporteur ; Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008

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Details

Additional Authors

• Chao, Samantha
• Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on the Science of Health Care Quality Improvement and Implementation

Description

xiv, 56 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) convened the workshop "Creating a Business Case for Quality Improvement and Quality Improvement Research" on October 15, 2007, in Washington, DC, to develop a better understanding of the economic and business disciplines that encourage sustained efforts to improve the quality of health care.

Subject

• Models, Econometric
• Research > economics
• Models, Economic
• Quality of Health Care > economics
• Medical care > United States > Quality control > Research
• Medical care > Quality control > Research > United States
• Quality of Health Care > economics > United States > Congresses
• Research > economics > United States > Congresses
• United States

Genre/Form

Congress

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 48).

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The business case for quality improvement -- The role of federal funders -- Research as a driving force for change -- Breakout groups -- Communicating a value proposition.

ISBN

• 030911652X
• 9780309116527

LCCN

^^2008274865

OCLC

• 228498021
• SCSB-12114446

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library