{"product_id":"quality-through-collaboration-institute-of-medicine-9780309094399","title":"Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the innovative Institute of Medicine reports \u003ci\u003eTo Err Is Human\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Quality Chasm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health\u003c\/i\u003e offers a strategy to address the quality challenges in rural communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRural America is a vital, diverse component of the American community, representing nearly 20% of the population of the United States. Rural communities are heterogeneous and differ in population density, remoteness from urban areas, and the cultural norms of the regions of which they are a part. As a result, rural communities range in their demographics and environmental, economic, and social characteristics. These differences influence the magnitude and types of health problems these communities face.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the quality of health care in rural areas and provides a framework for core set of services and essential infrastructure to deliver those services to rural communities. The book recommends: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdopting an integrated approach to addressing both personal and population health needs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablishing a stronger health care quality improvement support structure to assist rural health systems and professionals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnhancing the human resource capacity of health care professionals in rural communities and expanding the preparedness of rural residents to actively engage in improving their health and health care\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssuring that rural health care systems are financially stable\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvesting in an information and communications technology infrastructure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is critical that existing and new resources be deployed strategically, recognizing the need to improve both the quality of individual-level care and the health of rural communities and populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Future of Rural Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309094399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309094399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.18w x 0.82d","brand":"Institute of Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447631458559,"sku":"9780309094399","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65c64453-44c5-4446-a4ae-c154ba1da22c.jpg?v=1777233985","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quality-through-collaboration-institute-of-medicine-9780309094399","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}