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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedVarley AL, Kripalani S, Spain T
Understanding factors influencing quality improvement capacity among ambulatory care practices across the MidSouth region: an exploratory qualitative study.
Success in choosing and implementing quality metrics, necessary in a value-based care model, depends on quality improvement (QI) capacity-the shared knowledge, understanding, and commitment to continuous improvement. In this study, the investigators set out to explore factors influencing QI capacity among ambulatory care practices in the MidSouth Practice Transformation Network. Their findings provide insight into factors influencing the adoption and implementation of QI metrics across a diverse group of ambulatory care practices.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Varley AL, Kripalani S, Spain T .
Understanding factors influencing quality improvement capacity among ambulatory care practices across the MidSouth region: an exploratory qualitative study.
Qual Manag Health Care 2020 Jul/Sep;29(3):136-41. doi: 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000255..
Keywords: Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Practice Improvement
Sweeney SM, Hemler JR, Baron AN
Dedicated workforce required to support large-scale practice improvement.
Facilitation is an effective approach for helping practices implement sustainable evidence-based practice improvements. Few studies examine the facilitation infrastructure and support needed for large-scale dissemination and implementation initiatives. In this paper, the authors discuss a project by the Agency for Health care Research and Quality in which it funded 7 Cooperatives, each of which worked with over 200 primary care practices to rapidly disseminate and implement improvements in cardiovascular preventive care.
AHRQ-funded; HS023940.
Citation: Sweeney SM, Hemler JR, Baron AN .
Dedicated workforce required to support large-scale practice improvement.
J Am Board Fam Med 2020 Mar-Apr;33(2):230-39. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.02.190261..
Keywords: Practice Improvement, Primary Care, Cardiovascular Conditions, Healthcare Delivery, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Prevention, Implementation, Evidence-Based Practice