Table of Contents

Preface; Healthcare Quality Improvement from the National & Regional Level; The German Experience on Indicator Based Quality Improvement; Quality Improvement Education: A Tool for Transformation of Healthcare; Patient Safety: An Overview; Quality Improvement & Cardiovascular Medicine: Challenges & Opportunities; Appropriate Use of Medical Imaging; Quality Improvement & Surgical Checklists; Quality Assurance & Technical Performance in the Operating Room; Collaboration in Cardiac Surgical Quality Improvement: The Virginia Experience; Collaboration in Cardiac Surgical Quality Improvement: The Michigan Experience; Index.