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Envisioning the national health care quality report

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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the National Quality Report on Health Care Delivery. Washington, DC: National Academy Press , 2001.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W 84 I59e 2001

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the National Quality Report on Health Care Delivery

Editor: Hurtado, Margarita P; Swift, Elaine K

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: National Academy Press

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Quality Assurance, Health Care - United States; Delivery of Health Care - United States

ISBN: 030907343X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W 84 I59e 2001

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Redefining health care : creating value-based competition on results

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Porter, Michael E, Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted. [Boston, MA]: Harvard Business School Press , 2006.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W74 AA1 P847r 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Scoping the problem; Identifying the root causes; How reform went wrong; Principles of value-based competition; Strategic implications for health care providers; Strategic implications for health plans; Implications for suppliers, consumers, and employers; Health care policy and value-based competi…

Author: Porter, Michael E; Teisberg, Elizabeth Olmsted

Place of Publication: [Boston, MA]

Publisher: Harvard Business School Press

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xvii, 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Delivery of Health Care - economics; Quality of Health care - economics; Health Care Costs; Economic Competition; United States

Abstract: Scoping the problem; Identifying the root causes; How reform went wrong; Principles of value-based competition; Strategic implications for health care providers; Strategic implications for health plans; Implications for suppliers, consumers, and employers; Health care policy and value-based competition: implications for government.

ISBN: 9781591397786; 1591397782

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W74 AA1 P847r 2006

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Common sense guide to improving palliative care

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Lynn, Joanne. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2007.

Audience: Professional

An orientation; Basics of quality improvement; Advance care planning; Preventing, assessing, and treating pain; Assuring comfort; Caring for caregivers; Continuity and transfers; Chronic care: heart and lung failure; Nursing home quality: pressure ulcers; Improving care for people with advanced dem…

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Author: Lynn, Joanne

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2007

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Palliative Care - organization & administration; Terminal Care - organization & administration; Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods; United States

Abstract: An orientation; Basics of quality improvement; Advance care planning; Preventing, assessing, and treating pain; Assuring comfort; Caring for caregivers; Continuity and transfers; Chronic care: heart and lung failure; Nursing home quality: pressure ulcers; Improving care for people with advanced dementia and their families; Improving intensive care units; Building a palliative care program; Hospice program quality; End-of-life care, spiritual support, and bereavement; Beyond quality improvement: policy improvement

ISBN: 9780195310412; 0195310411

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Toyota way to healthcare excellence : increase efficiency and improve quality with Lean

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Black, John R, Miller, David. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX150 B627t 2008

Availability: 2 copies, 1 available

An open letter to healthcare leaders (CEOs); Eliminating waste will transform American health care; A brief history of Lean; The "Lean House" and model lines; Your Lean action plan; Building kaizen leaders; Flow in a healthcare environment; Kanban and the supply chain; Lean comes to Virginia Mason …

Author: Black, John R; Miller, David

Place of Publication: Chicago, IL

Publisher: Health Administration Press

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xiii, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: ACHE management series

Subjects: Health Facilities - organization & administration; Efficiency, Organizational; Organizational Innovation; Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods; United States

Abstract: An open letter to healthcare leaders (CEOs); Eliminating waste will transform American health care; A brief history of Lean; The "Lean House" and model lines; Your Lean action plan; Building kaizen leaders; Flow in a healthcare environment; Kanban and the supply chain; Lean comes to Virginia Mason Medical Center; Virginia Mason Medical Center case studies; Lean comes to Park Nicollet Health Services; Park Nicollet Health Services case studies

ISBN: 9781567932935; 1567932932

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: WX150 B627t 2008

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Cultural diversity in health and illness

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Spector, Rachel E. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall , 2009. 7th ed.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Spector, Rachel E

Edition: 7th ed.

Place of Publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J.

Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 2009

Series: R2 Library

Subjects: Cultural Diversity; Cultural Competency; Health Status; Delivery of Health Care; Attitude to Health - ethnology; Ethnic Groups; United States

ISBN: 9780135035894; 0135035899

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Oncology electronic health record field guide : selecting and implementing an EHR

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American Society of Clinical Oncology. Alexandria, VA: American Society of Clinical Oncology , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX175 O58 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: American Society of Clinical Oncology

Place of Publication: Alexandria, VA

Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: iv, 58 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Electronic Health Records; Medical Oncology; Medical Records Systems, Computerized - organization & administration; Quality of Health Care - organization & administration; Cancer Care Facilities; Forms and Records Control; Patient Identification Systems; Guideline

ISBN: 9781932312553

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WX175 O58 2008

Website Notes: URL links to resources, events and updates

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SEER cancer statistics review 1973-1997

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[Bethesda, MD]: U.S. National Cancer Institute , 2000.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 U58c 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Editor: Ries, Lynn A. Gloeckler

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: U.S. National Cancer Institute

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Neoplasms - statistics; Survival - statistics; United States

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library REF Statistics; Internet

Call Number: QZ202 U58c 2000

Website Notes: From home page, link to "SEER Cancer Statistics Review" for more recent editions.

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Answering consumer health questions : the Medical Library Association guide for reference librarians

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Spatz, Michele. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: Z675 M4 S63 2008

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Spatz, Michele

Corporate Author: Medical Library Association

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xiv, 142 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Libraries, Medical; Health Education; Consumer Health Information; United States

ISBN: 9781555709326; 1555706320

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: Z675 M4 S63 2008

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Hospice and palliative care : the essential guide for effective practice

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Connor, Stephen R. New York, NY: Routledge , 2009. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 C752h 2009

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

What are hospice and palliative care?; The interdisciplinary team; Symptom management and physical care; Psychosocial and spiritual care; Grief and bereavement; Community and public engagement; Managing hospice and palliative care; Hospice and palliative care in the U.S. health care system; Society…

Author: Connor, Stephen R

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xv, 262 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Hospice Care - organization & administration; Palliative Care; Delivery of Health Care

Abstract: What are hospice and palliative care?; The interdisciplinary team; Symptom management and physical care; Psychosocial and spiritual care; Grief and bereavement; Community and public engagement; Managing hospice and palliative care; Hospice and palliative care in the U.S. health care system; Society and denial; A right to die?; How palliative care is unique in the health care system; How good are hospice and palliative care?; Hospice and palliative care around the world; The future of hospice and palliative care

ISBN: 9780415993562; 0415993563

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: WB310 C752h 2009

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Leading your healthcare organization to excellence : a guide to using the Baldrige criteria

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Spath, Patrice L. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press , 2005.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W 84 AA1 S738 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Spath, Patrice L

Place of Publication: Chicago, IL

Publisher: Health Administration Press

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: xx, 244 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series: ACHE management series

Subjects: Health Services Administration - standards; Quality Assurance, Health Care - standards; Total Quality Management; Organizational Innovation; Health Facility Administrators; Benchmarking; United States

ISBN: 9781567932331; 1567932339

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: W 84 AA1 S738 2005

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Health at a glance 2009 : OECD indicators

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD. Paris: OECD , 2009. 5th ed.

Audience: Professional

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Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; OECD

Edition: 5th ed.

Place of Publication: Paris

Publisher: OECD

Publication Date: 2009

Subjects: Health Status Indicators; Delivery of Health Care - utilization; Health Care Costs; Statistics

ISBN: 9789264061538

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Navigating Canada's health care : a user guide to getting the care you need

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Decter, Michael, Grosso, Francesca. [Toronto, ON]: Penguin Canada , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA540 DC2 D295 2006

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Decter, Michael; Grosso, Francesca

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Penguin Canada

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xviii, 358 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Medical Care; Patient Education; Consumer Advocacy; Delivery of Health Care; Health Services Accessibility; Canada

ISBN: 9780143050452; 0143050451

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WA540 DC2 D295 2006

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Cancer epidemiology in older adolescents and young adults 15 to 29 years of age, including SEER incidence and survival : 1975-2000

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[Bethesda, MD]: National Cancer Institute , 2006.

Audience: Professional

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Editor: Bleyer, W. Archie; O'Leary, Maura C; Barr, Ronald D

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Cancer Institute

Publication Date: 2006

Series: NIH publication # 06-5767; SEER AYA monograph

Subjects: Neoplasms - epidemiology; Adolescent; Adult; Incidence; Survival; Statistics; United States

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Ionizing radiation exposure of the population of the United States

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Scientific Committee 6-2 on Radiation Exposure of the U.S. Population. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2009.