Number of deaths for leading causes of death. Heart disease: 614,348. â¢ Cancer: 591,699. â¢ Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 147,101. â¢ Accidents (unintentional injuries): 136,053. â¢ Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 133,103. â¢ Alzheimer's disease: 93,541.
Both risk management and quality management strategies must find ways to account for uncertainty. After all, in the quality management space there is no such thing as an absolutely perfect quality product. Handling risk is implicit in the day-to-day tasks of a successful quality management professional.
Key References. 1  The Ethics of Using Quality Improvements in Health Care contains a detailed discussion of the differences between QI and research. 2  The Common Rule and Continuous Improvement in Health Care a discussion paper sponsored by the Institute of Medicine discusses the interactions and overlap between QI and research.