Advanced Headache Therapy : Outpatient Strategies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39174
Lawrence Robbins.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2015.
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- Location
- Online
This cutting-edge guide covers treating migraine and cluster headaches while providing practical clinical advice on approaching challenging patients of all ages. Unique features include: Extensive clinical pearls not available elsewhere; Psychiatric comorbidities are explored in depth; Extensive case studies explain how to use the vast array of medications; Outpatient headache treatment for all ages; Guidelines and blueprints for treating complex headache patients; The immune system and headach…
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- View e-Book
- Author
- Robbins, Lawrence
- Responsibility
- Lawrence Robbins
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 208 p. : 2 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319138992
- 9783319138985 (print ed.)
- Abstract
- This cutting-edge guide covers treating migraine and cluster headaches while providing practical clinical advice on approaching challenging patients of all ages. Unique features include: Extensive clinical pearls not available elsewhere; Psychiatric comorbidities are explored in depth; Extensive case studies explain how to use the vast array of medications; Outpatient headache treatment for all ages; Guidelines and blueprints for treating complex headache patients; The immune system and headache. Authored by a renowned expert on refractory headaches, Advanced Headache Therapy is an invaluable guide for physicians and patients.
- Contents
- 1. Migraine and Headache: General -- 2. Refractory (Difficult to Treat) Headache -- 3. Child and Adolescent Headaches -- 4. Cluster Headache. 5. Psychological Comorbidities -- 6. Case Studies -- 7. Miscellaneous.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Advanced performance improvement in health care : principles and methods
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25207
Lighter, Donald E.
--Sudbury, MA:
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
, c2011.
- Call Number
- W 84.41 L723a 2011
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- W 84.41 L723a 2011
- Author
- Lighter, Donald E
- Place of Publication
- Sudbury, MA
- Publisher
- Jones and Bartlett Publishers
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- 441 p.
- ISBN
- 9780763764494
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Quality Assurance, Health Care - organization & administration
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - methods
- Health Services Administration
- Quality Indicators, Health Care
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Clinical Approaches to Hospital Medicine : Advances, Updates and Controversies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43208
Kevin Conrad, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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- Online
This book provides an update on recent clinical practice and an in-depth view of selected topics relevant to hospital medicine. It is divided into four sections that explore clinical, administrative, systems and ethical issues. Each section places an emphasis on the opportunities, challenges and potential directions of this bourgeoning subspecialty. An important topic covered extensively is how hospitalists are being called to lead on the current opioid epidemic, given that they are well-suited…
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- Other Authors
- Conrad, Kevin
- Responsibility
- Kevin Conrad, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 314 p.) : 32 illus., 18 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319647746
- 9783319647739 (print ed.)
- 9783319647753 (print ed.)
- 9783319878690 (print ed.)
- Specialty
- Hospital Medicine
- Hospital Units
- Abstract
- This book provides an update on recent clinical practice and an in-depth view of selected topics relevant to hospital medicine. It is divided into four sections that explore clinical, administrative, systems and ethical issues. Each section places an emphasis on the opportunities, challenges and potential directions of this bourgeoning subspecialty. An important topic covered extensively is how hospitalists are being called to lead on the current opioid epidemic, given that they are well-suited in responding to complicated challenges crossing all specialties. Other chapters explore worldwide practice patterns and practical application of philosophical tools in daily practice. This up-to-date resource provides hospitalists, advanced nurse practitioners, medical students and administrators with the latest research, trends and issues in hospital medicine.
- Contents
- Part I. A Clinical Update in Hospital Medicine -- 1. Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure for Inpatient Providers -- 2. Hospital Management of Migraine -- 3. Candidemia: New directions for Management and Treatment -- 4. Adjunct Corticosteroid Therapy for Patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia -- 5. Procalcitonin and New Biomarkers -- 6. New Developments and Treatment Options for Cellulitis in the Hospital -- 7. An In Depth Look into the Management and Treatment of Delirium -- 8. Update in the Treatment of Sepsis and Septic Shock; Transitioning from SIRS to SOFA -- Part II. Extended Topics in Hospital Medicine -- 9. Palliative Medicine -- 10. Stroke Units and Their Effect on Patient Outcomes -- 11. An Update in Perioperative Medicine -- 12. Obstetrics: The Hospitalist's Approach to the Pregnant Patient -- Section III—The Opiod Epidemic—Tools for the Hospitalist -- 13. Solving America's Opiod Epidemic: Pathophysiology and Ethics -- 14. Solving America's Opiod Epiedmic: Treatment and Systems Approach -- 15. The Opioid Risk Tool: Assessing Opioid Risk: Why Is the Sensitive Question Important? -- 16. Nonopioid and Adjuvant Analgesics for Acute Pain Management -- 17. Hospitalist Management of Injectable Drugs of Abuse -- Section IV. Perspectives in Hospital Medicine -- 18. The State of Hospitalist Medicine: Trends in Compensation, Practice Patterns, Advanced Practice Providers, Malpractice and Career Satisfaction -- 19. The Background and Development of Hospital Medicine Globally: The Challenges of International Hospital Medicine -- 20. Philosophical Tools for Applying Medical Knowledge.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43989
edited by Julian P.T. Higgins [et al.].
(Second edition)
--Chichester, UK:
John Wiley & Sons
, c2019.
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- Location
- Online
The second edition of The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions contains essential guidance for preparing and maintaining Cochrane Reviews of the effects of health interventions. Designed to be an accessible resource, the Handbook will also be of interest to anyone undertaking systematic reviews of interventions outside Cochrane, and many of the principles and methods presented are appropriate for systematic reviews addressing research questions other than effects of interve…
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- View e-Book
- Corporate Author
- Cochrane Collaboration
- Other Authors
- Higgins, Julian P.T.
- Responsibility
- edited by Julian P.T. Higgins [et al.]
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Chichester, UK
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 694 pages) : illustrations
- Series Title
- Cochrane book series
- ISBN
- 9781119536604
- 9781119536628 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Evidence-Based Medicine - methods
- Meta-Analysis as Topic
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
- Review Literature as Topic
- Research Design
- Specialty
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Research
- Abstract
- The second edition of The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions contains essential guidance for preparing and maintaining Cochrane Reviews of the effects of health interventions. Designed to be an accessible resource, the Handbook will also be of interest to anyone undertaking systematic reviews of interventions outside Cochrane, and many of the principles and methods presented are appropriate for systematic reviews addressing research questions other than effects of interventions. This fully updated edition contains extensive new material on systematic review methods addressing a wide-range of topics including network meta-analysis, equity, complex interventions, narrative synthesis, and automation.
- Contents
- Part One: Core methods -- Starting a review -- Determining the scope of the review and the questions it will address -- Defining the criteria for including studies and how they will be grouped for the synthesis -- Searching for and selecting studies -- Collecting data -- Choosing effect measures and computing estimates of effect -- Considering bias and conflicts of interest among the included studies -- Assessing risk of bias in a randomized trial -- Summarizing study characteristics and preparing for synthesis -- Analysing data and undertaking meta-analyses -- Undertaking network meta-analyses -- Synthesizing and presenting findings using other methods -- Assessing risk of bias due to missing results in a synthesis -- Completing 'Summary of findings' tables and grading the certainty of the evidence -- Interpreting results and drawing conclusions -- Part Two: Specific perspectives in reviews -- Equity and specific populations -- Intervention complexity -- Patient-reported outcomes -- Adverse effects -- Economics evidence -- Qualitative research and Cochrane Reviews -- Part Three: Further topics -- Prospective approaches to accumulating evidence -- Including variants on randomized trials -- Including non-randomized studies on intervention effects -- Assessing risk of bias in a non-randomized study -- Individual participant data.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24276
edited by Julian PT Higgins and Sally Green.
--Chichester, England:
Wiley-Blackwell
, 2008.
- Call Number
- W 20.5 C663 2008
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- W 20.5 C663 2008
- Corporate Author
- Cochrane Collaboration
- Other Authors
- Higgins, Julian PT
- Green, Sally
- Responsibility
- edited by Julian PT Higgins and Sally Green
- Place of Publication
- Chichester, England
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Date of Publication
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 649 p.
- Series Title
- Cochrane book series
- ISBN
- 9780470699515
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Evidence-Based Medicine - methods
- Meta-Analysis as Topic
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
- Review Literature as Topic
- Research Design
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Controversies in the management of gynecological cancers
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33707
Jonathan A. Ledermann, Carien L. Creutzberg, Michael A. Quinn, editors.
--London:
Springer
, c2014.
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- Location
- Online
Gynecological cancers are some of the most commonly occurring malignancies in women. Despite their high incidence, treatment and management of these cancers remain controversial, with conflicting evidence about many aspects of the disease. Controversies in the Management of Gynecological Cancers offers a unique assessment of the opposing sides of the controversial issues associated with gynecological cancers, and aims to provide professionals in the field with a keener sense of the underlying e…
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- Other Authors
- Ledermann, Jonathan A
- Creutzberg, Carien L
- Quinn, Michael A
- Responsibility
- Jonathan A. Ledermann, Carien L. Creutzberg, Michael A. Quinn, editors
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 349 pages)
- ISBN
- 9780857299109 (electronic bk.)
- 9780857299093
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Genital Neoplasms, Female - diagnosis
- Genital Neoplasms, Female - therapy
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
- Abstract
- Gynecological cancers are some of the most commonly occurring malignancies in women. Despite their high incidence, treatment and management of these cancers remain controversial, with conflicting evidence about many aspects of the disease. Controversies in the Management of Gynecological Cancers offers a unique assessment of the opposing sides of the controversial issues associated with gynecological cancers, and aims to provide professionals in the field with a keener sense of the underlying evidence-base and a starting point from which to follow the ongoing debate. A section on the direction of future research to resolve these issues completes the discussion in each chapter. This book will appeal to specialists, trainees and healthcare workers in gynecological oncology, gynecologists, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists, and is an excellent starting point for anyone who wishes to gain a better understanding of the complex nature of the management of gynecological malignancy.
- Contents
- 1. Controversies in the Treatment of Women with Early Stage Epithelial Ovarian Cancer -- 2. Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: When to Treat and How to Assess -- 3. New Views of Ovarian Carcinoma Types: How will this Change Practice? -- 4. Lymphadenectomy in Endometrial Cancer: The Controversy Rages Unabated -- 5. What is the Role of Adjuvant Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy in Endometrial Cancer? -- 6. Chemotherapy and/or Targeted Therapies for Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Time to Rethink? -- 7. Is Cervix Cancer a Disappearing Disease? Impact of HPV Vaccination in Developed Countries -- 8. What is the Role of Cytotoxic Chemotherapy in Advanced Cervical Cancer? -- 9. Response as a Measure of Treatment Efficacy in Clinical Trials: Should RECIST Be Abandoned? -- 10. What are the Treatment Options for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer? -- 11. How To Study Rare Gynaecological Tumours: Trials or Registries? -- 12. What is the Best Treatment Model for Gynaecological Cancers? Does Centralization Help? -- 13. When Should Surgery be Performed for the First-Line Treatment of Advanced Ovarian Cancer? -- 14. Does Intraperitoneal Therapy for Ovarian Cancer have a Future? -- 15. Maintenance Therapy for First-Line Treatment of Ovarian CancerIs this the Strategy for the Future? -- 16. What is the Value of Lymphadenectomy in Early Ovarian Cancer? -- 17. Sentinel Node BiopsyDoes it Help in the Management of Vulvar Cancer? -- 18. Controversies in the Management of Advanced Vulvar Cancer -- 19. Bowel Obstruction in Ovarian Cancer: To Operate or Not? -- 20. Early Cervical Cancer: Can Fertility be Safely Preserved? -- 21. What is the Role of PET/CT in Gynaecologic Cancers? -- 22. Do Intensity-Modulated Radiation, Image-Guided Radiation, and 3D Brachytherapy Significantly Advance Radiotherapeutic Management of Gynecologic Cancers? -- 23. What is the Place of Hormone Replacement Therapy in Ovarian, Endometrial, and Breast Cancer? -- 24. Familial Gynaecological Cancers: Whom to Screen and How to Manage? -- 25. Trial Design: Should Randomized Phase III Trials in Gynaecological Cancers be Abandoned? -- 26. How Should Early Gestational Trophoblastic Disease be Managed? -- 27. Should Every Woman with Gynaecologic Cancer Undergo Routine Screening for Psychological Distress and Sexual Dysfunction? -- 28. How Should Gynaecological Sarcomas be Managed? -- 29. What is the Future of Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer?
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
EUROHIP : Health Technology Assessment of Hip Arthroplasty in Europe
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat29238
edited by Wolfhart Puhl, Klaus-Peter Günther, Paul Dieppe, Karsten E. Dreinhöfer.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2009.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Puhl, Wolfhart
- Other Authors
- Günther, Klaus-Peter
- Dieppe, Paul
- Dreinhöfer, Karsten E
- Responsibility
- edited by Wolfhart Puhl, Klaus-Peter Günther, Paul Dieppe, Karsten E. Dreinhöfer
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- Series Title
- EFORT reference in orthopaedics and traumatology
- ISBN
- 9783540741374
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Orthopedic surgery
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Evaluation Studies
- Location
- Online
Identifying health technologies that work : searching for evidence
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53622
director, Roger C. Herdman.
--Washington, DC:
United States Congress
, 1994.
- Call Number
- W 84 I43 1994
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- W 84 I43 1994
- Author
- Herdman, Roger C.
- Corporate Author
- United States Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
- Responsibility
- director, Roger C. Herdman
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- United States Congress
- Date of Publication
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 308 p. : ill.
- ISBN
- 160452341
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Services Research
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
- Technology Assessment, Biomedical
- Practice Guidelines
- United States
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Improving mental healthcare : a guide to measurement-based quality improvement
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22855
Hermann, Richard C.
--Washington, DC:
American Psychiatric Pub.
, 2005.
- Call Number
- WM 30 H552i 2005
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- WM 30 H552i 2005
- Author
- Hermann, Richard C
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Pub.
- Date of Publication
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 697 p.
- ISBN
- 9781585620883
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Mental Health Services - United States
- Data Collection - methods
- Needs Assessment
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - methods
- Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods
- Quality Indicators, Health Care
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
International outcome measures in mental health : quality of life, needs, service satisfaction, costs and impact on careers
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24804
Thornicroft, Graham.
--London, England:
Royal College of Psychiatrists
, 2006.
- Call Number
- W 84 T512i 2006
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- W 84 T512i 2006
- Author
- Thornicroft, Graham
- Other Authors
- Becker, Thomas
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 172 p.
- ISBN
- 9781904671008
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Practitioner's guide to using research for evidence-based practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32981
Allen Rubin and Jennifer Bellamy.
(2nd ed.)
--Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley
, c2012.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Based Practice gives essential and practical guidance on how to integrate research appraisal into evidence-based practice endeavors to ensure best client care. This practitioner-oriented book provides readers across the helping professions with the step-by-step skills they need to effectively appraise and use research as part of the evidence-based practice process. Readers will have the ability to integrate evidence-based treatments that impr…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Rubin, Allen
- Other Authors
- Bellamy, Jennifer
- Responsibility
- Allen Rubin and Jennifer Bellamy
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Hoboken, NJ
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 360 p.)
- ISBN
- 9781118225325
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Psychotherapy
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Psychotherapy - Research - Methodology
- Psychotherapy - Evaluation - Methodology
- Evidence-based psychiatry
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Psychotherapy
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
- Abstract
- Practitioner's Guide to Using Research for Evidence-Based Practice gives essential and practical guidance on how to integrate research appraisal into evidence-based practice endeavors to ensure best client care. This practitioner-oriented book provides readers across the helping professions with the step-by-step skills they need to effectively appraise and use research as part of the evidence-based practice process. Readers will have the ability to integrate evidence-based treatments that improve the delivery of care and optimize treatment success as a result"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- PART I OVERVIEW OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Chapter 2 STEPS IN THE EBP PROCESS Chapter 3 RESEARCH HIERARCHIES: WHICH TYPES OF RESEARCH ARE BEST FOR WHICH QUESTIONS? PART II CRITICALLY APPRAISING STUDIES FOR EBP QUESTIONS ABOUT INTERVENTION EFFECTIVENESS Chapter 4 CRITERIA FOR INFERRING EFFECTIVENESS: HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WORKS? Chapter 5 CRITICALLY APPRAISING EXPERIMENTS Chapter 6 CRITICALLY APPRAISING QUASI-EXPERIMENTS: NONEQUIVALENT COMPARISON GROUPS DESIGNS Chapter 7 CRITICALLY APPRAISING QUASI-EXPERIMENTS: TIME-SERIES DESIGNS AND SINGLE-CASE DESIGNS Chapter 8 CRITICALLY APPRAISING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AND META-ANALYSES PART II CRITICALLY APPRAISING STUDIES FOR ALTERNATIVE EBP QUESTIONS Chapter 9 CRITICALLY APPRAISING NONEXPERIMENTAL QUANTITATIVE STUDIES Chapter 10 CRITICALLY APPRAISING QUALITATIVE STUDIES PART IV ASSESSING CLIENTS AND MONITORING THEIR PROGRESS Chapter 11 CRITICALLY APPRAISING AND SELECTING ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS Chapter 12 MONITORING CLIENT PROGRESS APPENDIX A Illustrative Answers to Selected Review Exercises APPENDIX B What You Do and Don't Need to Know about Statistics When Critically Appraising Studies.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Quality and efficiency of hospital care : the relationship between structure, process and outcome
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat54310
[by] Jose Maria Paganini.
--Washington, DC:
Pan American Health Organization
, 1993.
- Call Number
- W 84 P22 1993
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- W 84 P22 1993
- Author
- Paganini, Jose Maria
- Corporate Author
- Pan American Health Organization
- Responsibility
- [by] Jose Maria Paganini
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- Pan American Health Organization
- Date of Publication
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 96 p.
- ISBN
- 9275120986
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Quality of Health Care
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
- Efficiency, Organizational
- Evaluation studies
- Notes
- On Cover: Development and strengthening of local health systems.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Quality Measures : The Revolution in Patient Safety and Outcomes
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45306
Deeb N. Salem, editor ; Karen M. Freund, Saul N. Weingart, associate editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
While the healthcare system continues to shift towards more emphasis on quality metrics, there remains a substantial gap between the expectations of healthcare policies and standards of hospital administrations vs. the realistic care provided by the average healthcare provider. This book offers the perspective of the healthcare provider and aims to fulfill the unmet need to educate other healthcare providers on recognizing quality measures and understanding how to achieve them to meet standards…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Salem, Deeb N.
- Freund, Karen M.
- Weingart, Saul N.
- Responsibility
- Deeb N. Salem, editor ; Karen M. Freund, Saul N. Weingart, associate editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 248 p.) : 42 illus., 38 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030371456
- 9783030371449 (Print ed.)
- 9783030371463 (Print ed.)
- 9783030371470 (Print ed.)
- Specialty
- Health Services Administration
- Abstract
- While the healthcare system continues to shift towards more emphasis on quality metrics, there remains a substantial gap between the expectations of healthcare policies and standards of hospital administrations vs. the realistic care provided by the average healthcare provider. This book offers the perspective of the healthcare provider and aims to fulfill the unmet need to educate other healthcare providers on recognizing quality measures and understanding how to achieve them to meet standards of quality care. This book covers the historical perspective of quality measures, the context of their existence, their utility, and the contemporary issues related to their use. Simultaneously, it critically addresses the quality of these quality metrics and presents the evidence available to date on the efficacy and the limitations of these quality measures. This text is all-inclusive and is organized into chapters that include the evolution of quality metrics in healthcare, the practical role of hospitals, as well as the practical role of individual healthcare providers in addressing quality metrics. The chapters also include assessment of quality metrics that uniquely pertain to medical and surgical practices, as well as non-clinical quality metrics that specifically target undergraduate and graduate medical training. Finally, the book reflects on the use of contemporary quality metrics and their impact on outcomes, patient care, and public health and policy making. In these chapters, tables and illustrations, including algorithms, will be used to provide systematic approaches to common issues related to quality metrics. In addition, historical anecdotes and case presentations will be used to address pearls in contemporary practice of quality metrics. Quality Measures is the definitive reference on quality metrics in healthcare and is a valuable resource for healthcare providers, trainees, administrators and public health agencies.
- Contents
- 1. The History of Medical Quality Metrics -- 2. Pediatric Quality Measures -- 3. Quality and Safety Improvement in Surgery -- 4. Infection Prevention Quality Metrics -- 5. Evolution of Modern Cardiovascular Quality Metrics -- 6. Along the Road to Quality in Cancer Care -- 7. Quality Measures for Palliative Care -- 8. Developing a Hospital Quality Metrics System and Dashboard -- 9. Patient Satisfaction Metrics -- 10. Quality Measures in Undergraduate Medical Education -- 11. Resident Quality Training: More than Metrics -- 12. The Role of Hospital Board of Trustees in Ensuring Quality Care -- 13. Quality Improvement and Population Management in Adult Primary Care -- 14. Quality of Quality Measures.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Recovery from severe mental illnesses : research evidence and implications for practice. Vol. 1
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22038
Davidson, Larry.
Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
--Boston, MA:
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
, 2005.
- Call Number
- WM 308 D252r 2005
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- WM 308 D252r 2005
- Author
- Davidson, Larry
- Corporate Author
- Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
- Other Authors
- Harding, Courtenay
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Publisher
- Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
- Date of Publication
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 484 p.
- ISBN
- 1878512161
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Mental Disorders - rehabilitation
- Community Mental Health Services - organization & administration
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
- Social Support
- Notes
- PSR course
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Tools for performance measurement in health care : a quick reference guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat20973
Joint Commission Resources Inc.
--Oakbrook, IL:
Joint Commission Resources
, 2002.
- Call Number
- W 84 T671 2002
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- W 84 T671 2002
- Corporate Author
- Joint Commission Resources Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Oakbrook, IL
- Publisher
- Joint Commission Resources
- Date of Publication
- 2002
- Physical Description
- 105 p.
- ISBN
- 0866887156
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Transforming the Patient Experience : A New Paradigm for Hospital and Physician Leadership
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39776
William T. Choctaw.
(1st ed.)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book provides an organizational model of the common ground needed to improve patient care and adapt to today's healthcare environment. The relationship between a hospital CEO and a general surgeon and how they aligned, motivated and partnered with physicians to change the culture of a hospital and implement patient oriented systems is the essential element of this text. Sustainable transformation processes will also be presented for the various roles and contributions of the healthcare tea…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Choctaw, William T
- Responsibility
- William T. Choctaw
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 60 p. : 2 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319169286
- 9783319169279 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hospital Medicine - organization & administration
- Hospitalists
- Leadership
- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - methods
- Patient Satisfaction
- Quality Control
- Abstract
- This book provides an organizational model of the common ground needed to improve patient care and adapt to today's healthcare environment. The relationship between a hospital CEO and a general surgeon and how they aligned, motivated and partnered with physicians to change the culture of a hospital and implement patient oriented systems is the essential element of this text. Sustainable transformation processes will also be presented for the various roles and contributions of the healthcare team. Written from a team perspective, Transforming the Patient Experience is a practical guide for healthcare team members and leaders to follow.
- Contents
- Change is Inevitable -- The Power of Common Ground -- Relentless Pursuit of Zero Harm -- The Patient Experience -- Physician Champions -- Hospital Champions -- Lean Six Sigma: the Joint Commission -- Process Excellence -- Summary.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Value-Based Approaches to Spine Care : Sustainable Practices in an Era of Over-Utilization
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44848
Rajiv K. Sethi, Anna K. Wright, Michael G. Vitale, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
Beginning with a review of current trends in health care delivery leading to more value-based platforms, this unique and up-to-date book then focuses on how modern spine care is being shaped by the aging population, scientific and technological advancements, and the economic impact of various treatment modalities, providing insight into the seminal efforts surrounding sustainable spine care guideline development. The over-utilization of spine fusion surgery and adult spinal deformity are presen…
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- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Sethi, Rajiv K.
- Wright, Anna K.
- Vitale, Michael G.
- Responsibility
- Rajiv K. Sethi, Anna K. Wright, Michael G. Vitale, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 197 p.) : 17 illus., 7 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030319465
- 9783030319458 (Print ed.)
- 9783030319472 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cost Control - methods
- Delivery of Health Care - economics
- Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
- Procedures and Techniques Utilization
- Quality of Health Care - economics
- Spinal Diseases - therapy
- Specialty
- Orthopedics
- Abstract
- Beginning with a review of current trends in health care delivery leading to more value-based platforms, this unique and up-to-date book then focuses on how modern spine care is being shaped by the aging population, scientific and technological advancements, and the economic impact of various treatment modalities, providing insight into the seminal efforts surrounding sustainable spine care guideline development. The over-utilization of spine fusion surgery and adult spinal deformity are presented as examples that have led to a decline in the value of care delivered, as well as how a multidisciplinary evaluation by the range of clinicians involved in spine surgery can revise recommendations for management. The benefits and risks of LEAN methodology for streamlining and standardizing spine care approaches are discussed, and the specific approach of the Seattle Spine Team is presented as an example of successful system-wide improvement. Similar changes to outcome measurement, specifically for adult spinal deformity, are described. Last, the future of technology in spine care is presented, including robotics, nanotechnology, 3D printing, and the use of biologics and biomaterials. Given the broad scope of topics covered in this book, the intended audience includes not only orthopedic and spinal surgeons, neurosurgeons, physiatrists, and medical students, residents and fellows, but also hospital CEOs, CMOs, administrators, health services researchers, and health care policymakers, consultants and strategists.
- Contents
- Macro Trends in Healthcare Delivery -- Evaluating Policy Effects in the Treatment of Lumbar Fusion -- The Bree Collaborative Bundle for Lumbar Fusion: Evolution of a Community Standard for Quality -- Multidisciplinary Evaluation Improves the Value of Lumbar Spine Care -- Using Lean Process Improvement to Enhance Safety and Value -- The Seattle Spine Team Approach -- Modifiable Factors in a Standard Work Protocol for Adult Deformity Surgery -- Measuring Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity -- Spine Safety: Optimum Integration of Technology.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
