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2005 TIPS: Techniques to Improve Patient Safety (CD).  Oakbrook Terrace, IL:  Joint Commission Resources, 2005.

Analyzing Officer Job Descriptions and Competencies. Chicago, IL: International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety, 2018.

Anticoagulant Drugs. Carrboro, NC: International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2016.

Are you neglecting 90 million readers? Communication News (e-newsletter) Oct 2009.

Building a Medical Vocabulary, Medical Terminology Online Implementation Guide 7th ed (web-based product). St Louis, MO: Elsevier, 2008. 

Communicating Effectively throughout the Organization. Chicago, IL: International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety, 2018.

Defining and Clarifying Security’s Role within Your Healthcare Organization. Chicago, IL: International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety, 2018.

Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis
. Carrboro, NC: International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2015.

Exploring Medical Language, Medical Terminology Online Implementation Guide, 7th ed (web-based product). St Louis, MO: Elsevier, 2008. 

History and Development of Social Work (SOCW8116). Baltimore, MD: Laureate Online Education, 2013.

Incidence and Risk Factors of Venous Thrombosis
. Carrboro, NC: International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2015.

Integrating Oral Health into the Physician Assistant Curriculum Course. Washington, DC: Physician Assistant Education Association, 2018.

Making Security and Safety Decisions. Chicago, IL: International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety, 2018.

Medical Terminology Online: Basic Medical Language, 3rd ed (web-based product). St Louis, MO: Elsevier, 2009.

Medical Terminology Online: Building a Medical Vocabulary, 7th ed (web-based product). St Louis, MO: Elsevier, 2009. 

Medical Terminology Online: The Language of Medicine, 9th edition (web-based product). St Louis, MO: Elsevier, 2010. 

Medical Terminology Online: Mastering Healthcare Terminology, 3rd ed (web-based product). St Louis, MO: Elsevier, 2009. 

Medical Terminology: A Short Course Online Implementation Guide, 5th ed (web-based product). St Louis, MO: Elsevier, 2008. 

Mock Tracers for Ambulatory Health Care.  Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission, 2015.

Mock Tracers for Behavioral Health Care.  Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission, 2015.

Mock Tracers for Home Care.
  Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission, 2015

Mosby's Medical Terminology Online Implementation Guide (web-based product). St Louis, MO: Elsevier, 2008. 

Nutrition across the Lifespan (HLTH4320). Baltimore, MD: Laureate Online Education, 2014.  

Program and Practice Evaluation
(SOCW8138W). Baltimore, MD: Laureate Online Education, 2012.  

The Coagulation System
. Carrboro, NC: International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2015.

Thrombosis During Early Life and Childhood. Carrboro, NC: International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2016.

Thrombosis during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. Carrboro, NC: International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2015.

Treatment of Venous Thrombosis. Carrboro, NC: International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2018.


Chapter 1: Keys to NLHI. National Library of Healthcare Indicators. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 1997.

Introduction and Chapter 1:  Performance measurement--An Overview. Overcoming Performance Measurement Challenges in Behavioral Health Care. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources, 2004.

Patient Safety Pocket Guide, 2nd ed. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources, 2009.


2004 performance measurement requirements. Joint Commission Benchmark Oct. 2003, p. 4. Summarized Joint Commission standards requirements addressing performance measurement for ambulatory care, behavioral health care, home care, hospital, laboratory, and long term care organizations.

Benchmark’s expanded focus gives you more. Joint Commission Benchmark July/Aug. 2004, pp. 1-2. Introduces the new editorial advisory board.

Data corner: Preparing for data collection. Joint Commission Benchmark Jan./Feb. 2004, p. 9. Provides an overview of the data collection process.

Eye on JCAHO: Performance measurement information in 2004 quality reports. Joint Commission Benchmark Jan./Feb. 2004, pp. 3, 11. Explains how performance measurement information is incorporated in quality reports.

Front matter: What goes where? Tips from the Field. Palatine, IL: Editorial Solutions, 2009. Explains the commonly confused order and content of the foreword, preface, and introduction of a manuscript to lead the reader to a receptive and informed frame of mind.

Lower-literacy product development guidelines. Tips from the Field. Palatine, IL: Editorial Solutions, 2009.  Tips on how to address the unique planning, developmental, and production needs of products for lower-literacy readers.

JCAHO’s performance measurement standards. Joint Commission Benchmark Feb. 2003, pp. 3-4. Breaks out performance measurement requirements for seven health care settings.

John Glaser: Transitioning IT. Leadership Feb. 2008, pp. 50-51. Profiles John Glaser, CIO at Partners Healthcare, who has helped his organization prepare for the future of health care and information technology. 

Joint Commission Benchmark changing to meet your needs. Joint Commission Benchmark Jan./Feb. 2004, p. 2. Introduces new features for Benchmark.

Joint Commission Benchmark goes bimonthly. Joint Commission Benchmark Dec. 2003, p. 2. Introduces the new frequency and explains how it affects existing subscribers.

Keep your eye on the IT prize. Leadership Feb. 2008, pp. 46-49. Explores the transformative promise of health care information technology through interviews with thought leaders in the field. 

Measurement is key to success in Six Sigma. Joint Commission Benchmark Mar./Apr. 2004, pp. 5, 9. Discusses the inroads Six Sigma is making in health care and the role of performance measurement in DMAIC (defining customer requirements, measuring current performance, analyzing the data and process map, improving the process, and controlling future process performance).

National data report: NQF endorses nursing-sensitive measures. Joint Commission Benchmark May/June 2004, pp. 4-5. Discusses NQF endorsed nursing-sensitive measures for hospitals.

Performance measurement and benchmarking. Joint Commission Benchmark Nov. 2003, pp. 6-7. Discusses the role of performance measurement in internal and external benchmarking, including competitive, functional, and generic benchmarking.

Public release of data benefits key stakeholders. Joint Commission Benchmark Sep./Oct. 2004, pp. 1-3, 11. Summarizes benefits and barriers of the public release of performance data for patients, health care organizations and providers, and purchasers.

Quality coach: Using radar charts to track your survey readiness. The Source Jan.  2003, p. 5. Discusses how to use radar charts to identify and illustrate areas of high and low performance.

The top five: Five settings, five sets of ORYX requirements. Joint Commission Benchmark Jan./Feb. 2004, pp. 10-11. Summaries 2004 ORYX requirements for ambulatory care, behavioral health care, home care, hospital, and long term care organizations.

The top five: Performance measurement requirements. Joint Commission Benchmark Nov. 2003, p. 11. Identifies the most challenging Joint Commission performance measurement requirements for ambulatory, behavioral, home care, hospital, and long term care organizations.

The top five: Use caution when displaying data. Joint Commission Benchmark Mar./Apr. 2004, pp. 10-11. Discusses how to avoid introducing errors when displaying data.

Tool tutor: Run charts lead the way to improvement. Joint Commission Benchmark Oct. 2003, pp. 8-9. Explains how to create and use run charts, as well as how to identify special cause variation.

Tool tutor: Selecting the right tool. Joint Commission Benchmark Jan./Feb. 2004, pp. 6-7. A matrix summaries the uses, strengths, and weaknesses of frequently used performance measurement tools.

Tool tutor: Stem-and-leaf plots: The simple histogram. Joint Commission Benchmark Nov. 2003, pp. 5-6. Explains how to create and use stem-and-leaf plots.


Welcome to Historic Arlington Heights. Arlington Heights, IL: Historic Arlington Neighborhood Association, 2009.

 
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