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November 30, 2012 | Report
This report discusses the challenges of evaluating continuous quality improvement, recommendations to address these challenges, and existing gaps in the research.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study provides insight into the potential of local community health information websites to cultivate and support consumer engagement through website positioning and content choices. These researchers systematically assessed website messaging, ...
November 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This paper reviews the evolution of QI initiatives, the current evidence about whether QI interventions work, QI's promise for the future, and how to help it find success in health care.
July 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Many industries have lowered costs and improved quality through investments in information technology. The health care sector, however, has been slow to follow suit.
February 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Paper explores the potential impact of comparative effectiveness research and looks at implications for quality of care and health outcomes.
April 6, 2010 | Report
The rate of hip, knee, and shoulder replacements for Medicare patients is growing rapidly, and there is widespread variation in how likely patients are to undergo this surgery, depending on where they live and their race, according to this new report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project.
December 12, 2011 | Program Result Report
IHI expanded and enhanced its Open School for Health Professions to close the gap between what health care employees need to know about quality improvement and what traditional curricula teach.
August 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This analysis from the Urban Institute looks at the evidence on how quality of care in the United States compares to that in other countries and the implications for health reform.
January 30, 2005 | Report
Recommended Reading A New Era in Nursing Evaluation of Transforming Care at the Bedside Empowering Better Nursing Care Tools for Transforming Care at the Bedside The Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) Toolkit Transforming Care at the Bedside Ta ...
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines a quality improvement training program for public health departments in Minnesota. Using quality improvement techniques in public health departments is a major strategy to improve the field.