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This 12 page paper looks at the concept and use of quality management in healthcare with particular attention to a mental healthcare facility. The concepts and meaning of quality care are discussed, along with the way it is implemented, Internal and external influences are considered and some recommendations are made for improving quality management in a mental healthcare facility. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
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File: TS65_TEqualhealthm.doc
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Influences 9 6. Recommendations 10 7. Relationship between Risk Management and Quality Management 12 References 13 1. Introduction The role of quality management in healthcare is well established. The value of quality in healthcare is
easily conceived in the context of patients care; good quality of patient care is easily understood to provide better outcomes for patients, and as such a greater level of satisfaction.
However, quality management in healthcare is complex, as not only are there many components in the delivery of healthcare which need to be considered in the way quality is managed,
it is a service where there is constantly changing inputs with research and development extending the boundaries of medical care. Quality management in healthcare has also been subject to political
influences, with different measures aimed at increasing quality and the pursuance of constant improvement programs (Graham, 1995). At the same time there have also been pressures to control costs and
provide very cost effective care. These pressures have been the result of government and insurance companies who themselves are seeking to controls costs, this requires careful management in terms of
quality management in determining what goals are viable and assessing what may be delivered. To appreciate the complexity of quality management in healthcare the purpose and key concepts in the
general healthcare environment and in a mental healthcare facility and the identification of policies which should be implemented which may relate to risk management may be considered. 2. Purpose
of Quality Management 2.1 General Quality Management It may be tempting to believe that quality management relates to an ongoing pressure to constantly increase quality. While many aspects of quality
management may have goals which strives to increase overall quality, it should be noted quality management is simply the management of quality, to ensure that the right quality is provided
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