McLaughlin and Kaluzny's continuous quality improvement in health care / Julie K. Johnson and William A. Sollecito.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The global evolution of continuous quality improvement : from Japanese manufacturing to global health services -- Factors influencing the application and diffusion of CQI in health care -- Integrating implementation science approaches into continuous quality improvement -- Understanding variation, tools, and data sources for CQI in health care -- Lean and six sima management: building a foundation for optimal patient care using patient flow physics -- Understanding and improving team effectiveness in quality improvement -- The role of the patient in continuous quality improvement -- A social marketing approach to increase adoption of continuous quality improvement initiatives -- Assessing risk and preventing harm in the clinical microsystem -- Classification and the reduction of medical errors -- Continuous quality improvement in U.S public health organizations: widespread adoption and institutionalization -- Health service accreditation: a strategy to promote and improve safety and quality -- Quality and improvement in Low-and Middle-income countries -- Future trends and challenges for continuous quality improvement in health care.