Designing Effective Healthcare Quality Improvement Training Programs
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nursing leaders reported gains in quality improvement knowledge and the use of quality improvement tools after attending training programs.
Advancing the science of continuous quality improvement (CQI) addresses a core question within health care environments: "How will we know that change is an improvement?"
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Transforming Care at the Bedside (Phase 2)
December 1, 2012 | Report
This evaluation was of a program that sought to test the impact of rapid-cycle improvement efforts championed and carried out primarily by nurses on the quality of care in hospital medical/surgical units.
Prescription for Health: Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care Research Networks
December 1, 2012 | Report
This evaluation was of a program that sought to incorporate effective health behavior counseling into routine primary care.
Improving Chronic Illness Care
December 1, 2012 | Report
This evaluation was of a program designed to test the effectiveness of the use of learning collaboratives and the Chronic Care Model in improving health care organizations’ ability to improve the health of patients with chronic illness.
Diabetes Initiative
December 1, 2012 | Report
This program was a 30-month, multi-site initiative to improve diabetes self-management and to determine whether self-management principles could be implemented effectively in real-world settings.
Improving Research and Evaluation Around Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care
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.
Improving the Science of Continuous Quality Improvement Program and Evaluation
June 25, 2012 | Program Result Report
Improving the Science of Continuous Quality Improvement Program and Evaluation funded nine teams of researchers to address a core question within health care environments: "How will we know that change is an improvement?"
Effectiveness of Public Health Quality Improvement Training Approaches
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Quality improvement training for mid-sized public health departments is most effective when it includes both didactic training and opportunities for application, according to this evaluation of the effectiveness of training modalities.
A Two-Pronged Quality Improvement Training Program for Leaders and Frontline Staff
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
An in-house education program improved senior staff knowledge of quality improvement and engaged frontline staff in quality improvement projects.