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.
Quality Improvement (QI) focuses on the process to help bring services to the next level with the aim to improve the overall health of a community. The Public Health Foundation (PHF) has been helping organizations improve the quality and performance of their services for years. Visit the performance management and quality improvement focus areas to learn more.