Games For Health

By David M. Kashmer MD MBA

Let's make working in healthcare even more fun...and effective! There's an engagement crisis among healthcare workers... According to recent reports, 70% of workers are either not engaged in their work or are actively trying to hurt their company. This lack of engagement leads to missed opportunities, revenue problems, and quality issues. One useful solution is the application of game dynamics to your current system and culture--and this work provides the tools to do just that. Use this work to apply game dynamics to healthcare settings in order to facilitate culture change, quality improvement, and better patient care! Recent Reviews of Games For Health "So cool to see the tools of gamification applied in healthcare! This book is full of awesome ideas and stories of outcomes where a place's culture became even more positive!" --Ravi R. (RN) "We really need to use these techniques more in our field! Dr. Kashmer shows how techniques from the gaming world can engage in a positive way to truly improve our systems. Five stars." --Michael H. (Endocrinology) "I couldn't help but imagine how these tools could change our quality improvement system from feeling like a witch hunt to being a very positive experience. Please bring these tools to our center soon!" --Steven P. (LPN) "One of the most interesting books I've read on how to improve a healthcare system in a long time. Amazing how these tools can flip pejorative PI on its head!" --Doug A. (Medical Director, Hospitalist Program) "I've worked with Dr. Kashmer in a program where we used these tools...and it was every bit as fun and effective as he says. These work great with Lean! Hope they spread." --Frank S. (Surgeon) Use these techniques to improve engagement and quality Gamification techniques are popular in industries from education to cybersecurity. Now, national healthcare quality expert Dr. David Kashmer shares stories and specifics on how to apply some of the interesting and specialized tools of gamification to create a great environment that engages participants, improves outcomes, and decreases waste. Specific tools and applications for the C suite and beyond Games For Health shares specific tools and examples on the application of these useful techniques in healthcare. Imagine that, at your next process improvement meeting, brainstorming session, or quality conference how sharing these tools will help improve outcomes and generate ideas to create a culture that aligns with the type of quality healthcare everyone wants to provide. Whether you're a member of the C suite, a quality improvement professional, or a healthcare provider in any size organization, Games For Health will give you a wonderful tool box for culture change that resonates with Millennials and other generations in the workforce! Ready made ideas for you to try Games For Health shares specifics that you can borrow and apply, tomorrow, to your healthcare process. These great tools complement Lean, Six Sigma, and other process improvement methods to create the type of engaged, positive culture that gets patients the outcomes you want. Scroll up and grab a copy today to create a positive, engaging culture that helps make providing healthcare even more fun!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980303924
• ISBN13: 9781980303923
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"