HQ Solutions: Resource for the Healthcare Quality Professional: Resource for the Healthcare Quality Professional Paperback -

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Written by Healthcare Quality experts and applicable to all practice settings across the continuum of care, HQ Solutions: Resource for the Healthcare Quality Professional, Fifth Edition is an essential resource that offers healthcare quality professionals the theoretical and practical basis for safe, reliable, cost-effective care, including the use of state-of-the-art tools for measuring, monitoring, selecting, and managing data. Offering comprehensive guidance on creating quality structures that support patient/provider collaboration, cost-effective solutions, and safe, efficient care, this official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), is an invaluable resource for preparing for the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality(R) (CPHQ) certification exam. - Comprehensive CPHQ exam prep resource, covering critical topics for healthcare quality, practice, skill development, and knowledge growth. - New sections speak to important and evolving topics in health care quality, including quality review and accountability, regulatory and accreditation, and population health and care transitions. - Key points summarize important content in each section, while suggested readings and online resources point the learner to helpful resources for daily practice. - Numerous tables and figures illustrate and clarify models, frameworks, concepts, and principles. - Extensive glossary and list of acronyms that provide a brief dictionary for important terms. HQ Solutions, Fifth Edition can be used for CPHQ exam preparation, which is critical to earning the credential. For other learners, this resource is designed to serve as a source of information about leadership, organizational strategy for healthcare quality, data analytics, performance improvement approaches, patient safety principles and more. Those who will benefit from this body of knowledge include but are not limited to: - Undergraduate and graduate students in academic programs focusing on areas such as healthcare quality, patient safety, health data analytics, public health, and administration. - Healthcare professionals including college instructors, policy and practice researchers, leaders and managers in healthcare organizations, Board of Directors, and clinicians in a wide range of practice settings (including home care, hospices, skilled nursing facilities, rehab, and ambulatory care).