The function of quality management (QM) in general (or of healthcare quality management (HQM) in particular) is to improve quality, as defined herein, through data analysis and the identification of root causes (independent variables) of events. Healthcare is a service offered to persons who are simultaneously patients in a traditional sense and customers in a modern sense. This article focuses on delivering health services and products in both senses. Although some persons tout American healthcare as having the highest quality, there is much data to indicate, on the contrary, that American HCPs have much room to improve the quality of their services. US national standards are determined by the federal legislature, the federal courts, the President, and the organizations that report to these entities. The article discusses quality regulation, tools for analyzing quality retrospectively and in real-time, and strategies for using interprofessional teams to deliver quality healthcare.
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- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.5 hours
Nursing: 1.5 hours
Pharmacy: 1.5 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABOS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABOS)
ABPATH - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABTS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABTS)
ABIM - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP)
ABOHNS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABOHNS)
ABTS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABTS)
ABIM - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Patient Safety (ABIM)
ABOHNS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Patient Safety (ABOHNS)
ABA - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Patient Safety (ABA)
ABTS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Patient Safety (ABTS) - Commercial Support: No
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