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BL
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993687
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b748057
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| Main Entry
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Berwick, Donald M., (Donald Mark),1946-
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| Title & Author
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Escape fire : : designs for the future of health care /\ Donald M. Berwick ; introduction by Frank Davidoff.
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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San Francisco :: Jossey-Bass,, ©2004.
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1 online resource (xxvi, 315 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0787972630
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: 9780787972639
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0787972177
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9786610410439
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| Notes
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Keynote speeches presented at the annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, 1992-2002.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Kevin speaks -- Buckling down to change -- Quality comes home -- Run to space -- Sauerkraut, sobriety, and the spread of change -- Why the Vasa sank -- Eagles and weasels -- Escape fire -- Dirty words and magic spells -- Every single one -- Plenty.
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| Abstract
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Spanning a decade (1992-2002), these speeches echo the theme that our health care system needs fundamental change and a revolutionary new design. Throughout the book, Berwick identifies innovations and ideas from a number of surprising sources--a girls' soccer team, a sinking ship, and the safety standards at NASA. Escape Fire takes its title from the 1949 Mann Gulch tragedy in which thirteen young firefighters were trapped in a wildfire on a Montana hillside. The firefighter's leader, Wag Dodge, devised a creative solution for avoiding the encroaching fire. He burned a patch of grass and lay d.
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Health care reform-- United States.
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Health services administration-- United States.
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Medical care-- United States-- Quality control.
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Patient advocacy-- United States.
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Health care reform.
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Health services administration.
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Medical care-- Quality control.
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MEDICAL-- Health Risk Assessment.
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Patient advocacy.
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Delivery of Health Care-- trends.
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Organizational Innovation.
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Patient Advocacy.
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Quality of Health Care-- trends.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.1/0425
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| LC Classification
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RA395.A3B47 2004eb
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W 84 AA1B49e 2004
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| Added Entry
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Institute for Healthcare Improvement., National Forum.
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