Quality assurance and cost effectiveness Preface Introduction Understand And Define Quality Within The ICU? Understanding quality Measuring and interpreting quality indicators Structures, processes and outcomes How to Assess The Performance Of Your ICU? Vertical versus horizontal comparison Efficacy, effectiveness & efficiency Working with indicators Identifying areas for quality improvement in your unit Understand The Fundamentals Of Economic Analysis and Cost Assessment Why is costing an important issue in the ICU? What is costing? Assess Costs And Determine cost effectiveness Assessing costs How it is done Health economic analysis Cost effectiveness Understand Prioritisation Of Resources In The ICU Who is engaged in cost containment? Conclusion Self Assessment Type A questions Type K questions Old Questions Old Answers Patient Challenges Patient 1 Patient 2 Quality assurance and cost effectiveness Quality assurance and cost effectiveness Table of contents: Preface Quality assurance and cost effectiveness Preface Introduction Understand And Define Quality Within The ICU? Understanding quality Measuring and interpreting quality indicators Structures, processes and outcomes How to Assess The Performance Of Your ICU? Vertical versus horizontal comparison Efficacy, effectiveness & efficiency Working with indicators Identifying areas for quality improvement in your unit Understand The Fundamentals Of Economic Analysis and Cost Assessment Why is costing an important issue in the ICU? What is costing? Assess Costs And Determine cost effectiveness Assessing costs How it is done Health economic analysis Cost effectiveness Understand Prioritisation Of Resources In The ICU Who is engaged in cost containment? Conclusion Self Assessment Type A questions Type K questions Old Questions Old Answers Patient Challenges Patient 1 Patient 2 Quality assurance and cost effectiveness
