Quality Improvement Research – Understanding the Science of Change in Health Care
Understanding The Science of Change in Health Care
Samenvatting
Quality improvement in health care is now a stated objective of health services worldwide, yet effective delivery is not always apparent. This book discusses research methods that should help to improve the delivery of quality.
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Inhoudsopgave
<p>1 Quality Improvement Research: The Science of.</p>
<p>Change in Health Care.</p>
<p>2 Research Methods used in Developing and Applying Quality Indicators in Primary Care.</p>
<p>3 Using Routine Comparative Data to Assess the Quality of Health Care.</p>
<p>4 Qualitative Methods in Research on Healthcare Quality.</p>
<p>5 Research on Patients′ Views in the Evaluation and Improvement of Quality of Care.</p>
<p>6 Systematic Reviews of the Effectiveness of Quality Improvement Strategies and Programmes.</p>
<p>7 Research Designs for Studies Evaluating the Effectiveness of Change and Improvement Strategies.</p>
<p>8 Evaluation of Quality Improvement Programmes.</p>
<p>9 Methods for Evaluation of Small Scale Quality Improvement Projects.</p>
<p>10 Designing a Quality Improvement Intervention: A Systematic Approach.</p>
<p>11 Process Evaluation of Quality Improvement Interventions.</p>
<p>12 Statistical Process Control as a Tool for Research and Healthcare Improvement.</p>
<p>13 Value for Money of Changing Healthcare Services? Economic Evaluation of Quality Improvement.</p>
<p>Index.</p>

