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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Performance Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service > Health Data Quest: How to Find & Use Data for Performance Improvement Health Data Quest: How to Find and Use Data for Performance Improvement Jill Lenk Schilp, RN, MS, Roy E. Gilbreath, MD Hardcover: 304 pages ISBN 0787941557 Jossey-Bass February 2000 Price: $55.00   Improve clinical performance and demonstrate value to health care purchasers and insurers by becoming a "data detective" within your organization.  Health Data Quest is the practical guide to the most current and promising emerging measurement tools, and provides guidance for effectively and efficiently finding, interpreting, presenting, and using data. This much-needed book is filled with the essential information, instructive models, and useful tools managers and executives need to create a program that can clearly demonstrate how a health care organization offers quality care in a cost-effective manner, including how to build a data warehouse. Sections of this book include: Why Do Organizations Need Data? What Data Do Organizations Need? Performing a Data Needs Assessment. The Health Care Information Processing Environment: A Knowledge-Based Enterprise (R. Gilbreath). The Health Care Information Processing Environment: The Technical Infrastructure. Provider-Sponsored Coordinated Care Organizations: Designing Systems for Patient-Centered Care. Information-Driven Medical Management (R. Gilbreath & J. Lawing). Legal Issues in Management of Health Care Data (P. Driscoll). Adjusting for Severity. Integrating Clinical Information for Performance Improvement. Linking and Integrating Enterprisewide Health Information Management Data (D. Bowers). Drilling Down for Performance Improvement Data (A. Rowton & S. McBride). Measuring the Effectiveness of Clinical Pathways (B. Pilon) Integrating Clinical and Financial Data to Create a Balanced Scorecard (L. Neal & J. Walker). Creating a Climate of Discovery (S. Ryter). Common Themes: Collaboration and Creativity. References. Glossary. Index. Jill Lenk Schilp, RN, MS, CPHQ, is a certified professional in health care quality and program director for clinical effectiveness with VHA, Inc. Roy E. Gilbreath, MD, is a practicing internist and vice president of system clinical services, Promina Gwinnette Health System. (information provided by the publisher) You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a Book List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Go to / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore /