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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedShaikh U, Romano P, Paterniti DA
Organizing for quality improvement in health care: An example from childhood obesity prevention.
The researchers evaluated how the quality improvement (QI) intervention, Healthy Eating Active Living TeleHealth Community of Practice, at 7 rural California clinics addressed the challenges. of preventing and managing obesity and translation of evidence into practice. Key challenges were clinician and staff buy-in, changing ingrained clinical practices, and motivating patient and families. Facilitators included top-down organizational requirements for QI, linkages to local QI resources, and involvement of clinical champions.
AHRQ-funded; HS018567.
Citation: Shaikh U, Romano P, Paterniti DA .
Organizing for quality improvement in health care: An example from childhood obesity prevention.
Qual Manag Health Care 2015 Jul-Sep;24(3):121-8. doi: 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000066.
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Keywords: Quality Improvement, Children/Adolescents, Obesity, Prevention, Primary Care