Determinants of success of quality improvement collaboratives: What does the literature show?

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-31

  Hulscher, Marlies E J L ^a   Schouten, Loes M T ^b   Grol, Richard P T M ^a   Buchan, Heather ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement CBO   (Netherlands)

^c Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COOPERATION; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEAMWORK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84872190761     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000651     Document Type: Review

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