Improving Care for the End of Life: A Sourcebook for Health Care Managers and Clinicians
"This book aims to equip readers with the best available advice on how to make substantial improvements in the health care system so that it serves the seriously ill person who is coming to the end of life. And that's just what it does. This book is the result of a year-long collaborative project, co-sponsored by the Center to Improve Care of the Dying and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, that included more than four dozen health care organisations committed to changing practices for the sake of real quality improvement in end-of-life care.  This is an excellent resource and should be required reading for anyone in palliative care who is interested in improving any aspect of the care they give to patients and families.  It is well written and immensely practical. Reading it leaves you feeling motivated to get out there and do something--this week! Highly recommended."--Roger Woodruff, Director of Palliative Care,Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia"The book resounds with a simple and do-able approach to getting the job done by knowing where you are and measuring improvements in specific domains.  The book also includes an appendix with many valid and reliable instruments for measuring quality and standards of palliative care; tools to assess pain, spirituality, and grief; and multidimensional instruments.Improving Care for the End of Lifeis a sourcebook that is especially suited for managers and team leaders who are involved in end-of-life care.  Others working in health care improvement will enjoy the book for its exemplification of a tried-and-true methodology for improving care."--Psychiatric Services