Continuous Quality Improvement


This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library. The term Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is used in the health care field to describe a comprehensive management philosophy, emphasizing the continuous improvement of work processes for improved outcomes and customer service. This management approach is also referred to as Total Quality Management (TQM) or Business Process Reengineering (BPR).

Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks / More books / Selected journals / More journals / Selected indexes and abstracts /  Selected journal articles / More reference sources / Specialized sources / Selected electronic sources


Guides

Donabedian, Avedis. An introduction to quality assurance in health care..
          W 84.1 D662 2003

Barnard, Cynthia. Performance improvement basics: a resource guide for Healthcare managers  
         W 84 .AA1 B27 2004

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.  2007 Hospital accreditation standards: accreditation policies, standards, elements of performance, scoring.
          REF WX 15 A817 2007

Carey, Raymond G. and Robert C. Lloyd.  Measuring quality improvement in healthcare:  a guide to statistical process control applications
          WX 153 .AA1 C275m 2001


Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. CAMH: Comprehensive accreditation manual for hospitals: the official handbook.
          REF  WX 15 A187 2002

Sanfilippo, Joseph S. et al (eds.). The risk management handbook for healthcare professionals.
          W 44.1 R474 2002

Lighter, Donald E. and Douglas C. Fair. Principles and methods of quality management in health care.
          W 84.1 L433 2000

Gingerich, Barbara Sover et al (eds.).  Clinical pathways for the multidisciplinary home care team.
          WY 49 C446 2001

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Benchmarking in health care: finding and implementing best practices.
          W 84 .AA1 B46 2000

Marder, Robert and Richard A. Sheff.  10 Steps to successful physician profiling: how to achieve excellent physician performance.
           W 84.1 M272 2004


Selected textbooks

Kane, Robert L.  (ed.).  Understanding health care outcomes research  2nd ed.
          W 84.3. U523 2006

APA Task Force on Quality Indicators. Quality indicators: defining and measuring quality in psychiatric care for adults and children.
          WM 30 A727 2002

Scott, Ronald W. Legal aspects of documenting patient care, 2nd ed. 
          W 32.5 AA1 S36 2000

Papp, Jeffrey.  Quality management in the imaging sciences.
          WN 180 P266 2002

Baird, Kristin. Customer service in health care: a grassroots approach to creating a culture of service excellence
         W 85 B147 2000


More books

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings: Total Quality Management
Quality of Health Care
Quality Control
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Outcome and Process Assessment
Patient Satisfaction

Selected journals


More journals

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings: Quality Assurance, Health Care  - Periodicals
Quality of Health Care  - Periodicals
Quality Control - Periodicals
Risk Management - Periodicals

Selected indexes and abstracts

OVID MEDLINE (Ovid) Database

Suggested subject headings: Total Quality Management
Quality Control
Quality of Health Care
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Guidelines
Benchmarking
Outcome and Process Assessment
Risk Management
Medical Audit
Dental Audit
Nursing Audit
Patient Satisfaction

CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature  (Ovid) Database

Suggested subject headings: Quality Improvement
Quality Assessment
Quality Assurance
Quality of Health Care
Quality of Nursing Care
Quality Management, Organizational
Quality Control (Technology)
Benchmarking
Outcomes

Academic Search Premier

Search using keywords: Continuous Quality Improvement
Total Quality Management
Quality of Health Care
Quality Assurance

Business Source Complete

Search using keywords: Continuous Quality Improvement
Total Quality Management
Quality of Health Care
Benchmarking
Guidelines
Outcome Assessment
Quality Assurance

Selected journal articles

Calianno C. Quality improvement strategies to prevent pressure ulcers. Nurse Practitioner  2007 July; 32(7):10,
13-5. 

Alexander JA, et al. Does quality improvement implementation affect hospital quality of care?  Hospital Topics.  2007 Spring; 85(2): 3-12.

Niedrig M, et al. First international diagnostic accuracy study for the serological detection of West Nile virus infection. BMC Infectious Diseases  2007 July 3; 72.

Zigmond J. Healthcare quality all over the map.  Commonwealth Fund report shows even those states that perform the best on healthcare quality have lots of work to do. Modern Healthcare. 2007 June 18; 37(25): 6-7, 1.

Jarvis  WR. The Lowbury Lecture.  The United States approach to strategies in the battle against healthcare-associated infections, 20006:  transitioning from benchmarking to zero tolerance and clinician accountability. Journal of Hospital Infection.  2007 June; 65(Suppl): 3-9.


More reference sources

Walton, Mary.  The Deming management method.
          HD 38 W147 1986

Foley, Kathleen M. and Hellen Gelband (eds.) Improving palliative care for cancer patient: summary and recommendations
          WB 310 I577 2001

Shelton, Patrick J. Measuring and improving patient satisfaction.
          W 85 S534 2000

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Patient safety : essentials for health care
          W 84 .AA1 P26 2006


Specialized sources

Clinical performance measurement directory.
          W 22 .AA1 C44 2000

Healthcare standards 2005: official directory.
          REF  W 22 H424 2004

Department of Performance Improvement   601-984-2498
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
Judy, Stump, RHIA  jstump@pi.umsmed.edu


Selected electronic sources

IHI: A Resource from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
http://www.ihi.org/ihi

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
http://www.ncqa.org/

Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care
http://www.consumers.org/

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)
http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov

American Health Quality Association
http://www.ahqa.org/


Author : Helvi McCall Price
Copyright 1999, Rev. 2001, 2004, 2007. Reference Department, Rowland Medical Library,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson