Quality Improvement in Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Michael Seid; Debra Lotstein; Valerie L. Williams; Christopher Nelson; Kristin J. Leuschner; Allison Diamant; Stefanie Stern; Jeffrey Wasserman; Nicole Lurie

doi:10.1146/annurev.publhealth.28.082206.094104

Annual Review of Public Health

Volume 28, 2007

Review Article

Quality Improvement in Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Michael Seid¹, Debra Lotstein¹, Valerie L. Williams², Christopher Nelson³, Kristin J. Leuschner¹, Allison Diamant^1,4, Stefanie Stern¹, Jeffrey Wasserman¹, and Nicole Lurie²
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Affiliations: ¹RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California 90407; email: [email protected] ²RAND Corporation, Arlington, Virginia 22202 ³RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 ⁴Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
Vol. 28:19-31 (Volume publication date April 2007) https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.28.082206.094104
First published as a Review in Advance on January 02, 2007
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Abstract

Quality improvement (QI) methods have been used in many industries to improve performance and outcomes. This chapter reviews key QI concepts and their application to public health emergency preparedness (PHEP). We conclude that for QI to flourish and become standard practice, changes to the status quo are necessary. In particular, public health should build its capabilities in QI, enhance implementation, and align incentives to facilitate use of QI.

Keyword(s): after-action reports, capability-building, incident command system

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