There are a number of key figures, both historically and in today’s health care field, who have influenced the growth and change of Continuous Quality Improvement. In some cases, they have created the models that we are using currently. In other cases, they have impacted our approach to health care quality greatly and continue to motivate and inspire us to do better.
These include (but are not limited to): More recently:
Edward Deming
Joseph Juran
Lucian Leape
Dr. Avedis Donabedian
Kaoru Ishikawa
Brian Joiner
Dr. Donald Berwich
Dr. Peter Pronovost
Dr. Atul Qawande
Dr.Robert Wachter
Dr. Paul Batalden
Dr. Brent James
Identify a key leader from this list (or another, not listed here, you wish to research).
Present a profile of this individual and how they have impacted continuous improvement in health care.
Identify what you believe are the three most important concepts that they have they have presented as a part of their work.
Explain why you think these are important and how you might include them in your role today or in your future health care career.
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