Great Health Care: Making It Happen

ISBN-13: 9781461411970 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 258 str.

Harrington

Opis

Great Health Care is enlightening and entertaining. It's a must read for physicians, patients, health policymakers and administrators, and the interested public---anyone who wants to understand what great health care is, and how we might build it together.

The authors share their stories and motivations and the methods they have used to transform care for their own patients within their own practices and health systems. They thoughtfully explore how we got into this mess, how we can get out of it, and the barriers to making it happen."It is not only the impact of chronic diseases on our health and economy that draws us to this subject. It is the intriguing and rewarding potential for improving the status quo through redesigning how chronic disease care is provided and paid for." (Timothy Harrington, MD) "You can't do things differently until you see things differently." (Eric Newman, MD)"We start people on the road to recovery, but the 12 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation is just the warm-up period. The really important part is what happens afterward." (Richard Lueker, MD, Beth McCormick, MS)"We believe the extra-ordinary efforts of our program coordinators are key to our clients' wellbeing and our unusually low readmission rate." (Kathi Farrell, RN, BSN, PHN, Kathleen Sullivan, RN, MSN)"In real life, we are not usually given the chance to have a do-over. But we are given the chance to continuously improve. With the right skill sets, and the right partners, we can transform." (Eric Newman, MD)

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"This book tackles the complex problems of chronic disease care and healthcare delivery system failures. ... Health professionals, consumers, and policy makers are the intended audience, but the book also can be used by students in the health professions, health policy, or public policy. ... Notable features of the book are the colorful graphs and the human interest stories that illustrate the most salient points. ... This is a good addition to an ever-growing body of literature." (Carole Ann Kenner, Doody's Review Service, March, 2012)

Spis treści

Prologue:       Sooner or Later, We are All Patients – Timothy Harrington and Eric Newman  
Section I:        Caring for Chronic Diseases – How we got into this mess, and why we need to get out of it  Introduction. Timothy Harrington Chapter 1.      Why Chronic Diseases? – Timothy Harrington Chapter 2.      How Has the U.S. Health System Evolved? – Timothy Harrington Chapter 3.      Why has the U. S. Health System Become What It Is? – Timothy Harrington Chapter 4:      Making Chronic Disease Care Great – Timothy Harrington                        
Section II:       How to Effect Change in Health Care – If It Doesn’t Fit, Use a Larger Hammer   Introduction. Eric Newman Chapter 5.      Building Systems of Care – Eric Newman Chapter 6.      Problem Solving – Eric Newman Chapter 7.      Testing and Implementing Solutions – Eric Newman   
Section III:     Managing Chronic Disease – You Can’t Do things Differently Until You See Things Differently  Introduction. Eric Newman Chapter 8.      Managing Complex Processes – Timothy Harrington                        Chapter 9.      Managing Medical Information: Tools, Rules, and What’s Cool – Eric Newman                        Chapter 10.    Measuring Processes and Outcomes of Care – Timothy Harrington Chapter 11.    Teaming: Everyone has a Role to Play – Eric Newman Chapter 12.    How Providers Should Be Paid – Eric Newman     
Section IV. Success Stories Told by Champions – Boldly Going Where Few Have Gone Before Introduction. Timothy Harrington Chapter 13. Diabetes: Everyone’s Number One Priority – Richard Beaser, Kenneth Snow, Jo-Anne Rizzotto, Julie Brown, and  Martin AbrahamsonChapter 14. Osteoporosis: Breaking Bones is Not Inevitable – Richard Dell Chapter 15. Rheumatoid Arthritis: Diagnose Early and Treat to Target – John Cush Chapter 16. Heart Failure: Reducing Readmissions – Kathi Farrell and Kathleen Sullivan Chapter 17. Chronic Kidney Disease: Changing the Mean by Changing the Mien – Jerry Yee, Mark Faber, and Sandeep SomanChapter 18. Asthma: Identifying and Treating High-Risk Patients – Michael Foggs Chapter 19. Cardiovascular Disease: Reducing Risk Factors – Richard Lueker and Beth McCormick Chapter 20. Obesity: The Elephant in the Room – Karen Cooper, Philip Schauer, Stacy Brethauer, and Sangeeta KashyapChapter 21. Palliative Care & Hospice: Advancing the Science of Comfort, Affirming the Art of  Caring – Martha Twaddle   
Section V. Controversies in Redesigning Chronic Disease Care  Introduction. Timothy Harrington Chapter 22. Myths and Miscreants – Eric Newman Chapter 23. Improving Care versus Transforming Care – Eric Newman Chapter 24. Translational Research or Industrial Process Improvement: A False Choice – Timothy Harrington Chapter 25. The Patient Centered Medical Home or System-based Care: Another False Choice – Timothy Harrington Chapter 26.Preparing Physicians with Optimal Processes and Process Improvement Skills – Timothy Harrington    Epilogue: Join with Us – Eric Newman and Timothy Harrington