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Managing quality: the next five years.

D M Berwick1

  • 1Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Boston, MA.

The Quality Letter for Healthcare Leaders
|June 7, 1994
PubMed
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Quality management in healthcare has shown limited results. Focusing on eight key areas can accelerate improvements and drive systemic change in healthcare delivery.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Quality Improvement Science

Background:

  • Quality management principles have been adopted in healthcare over the last five years.
  • The impact of quality management on healthcare outcomes has not yet demonstrated significant breakthroughs.
  • America's healthcare delivery system faces persistent challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of quality management in healthcare.
  • To identify critical areas for investment to improve healthcare delivery.
  • To propose strategies for accelerating systemic change in healthcare.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the impact of quality management principles and tools in healthcare settings.
  • Review of existing healthcare delivery system performance metrics.

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  • Identification of eight critical investment areas for healthcare leaders.

    • Main Results:

    • Quality management adoption has not yet yielded substantial improvements in healthcare results.
    • Specific areas requiring focused investment have been identified.
    • A pathway for accelerating healthcare improvement and systemic change is proposed.

    Conclusions:

    • Healthcare leaders must reemphasize investments in eight critical areas.
    • Focused investment can accelerate the pace of improvement in healthcare.
    • Strategic emphasis on key areas can lead to fundamental systemic change in healthcare delivery.