Does a quality improvement campaign accelerate take-up of new evidence? A ten-state cluster-randomized controlled trial of the IHI’s Project JOINTS

Does a quality improvement campaign accelerate take-up of new evidence? A ten-state cluster-randomized controlled trial of the IHI’s Project JOINTS

Abstract Background A decade ago, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement pioneered a quality improvement (QI) campaign, leveraging organizational and personal social networks to disseminate new practices. There have been few rigorous studies of the QI campaign approach. Methods Project JOINTS (Joi...

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Main Authors: Eric C. Schneider, Melony E. Sorbero, Ann Haas, M. Susan Ridgely, Dmitry Khodyakov, Claude M. Setodji, Gareth Parry, Susan S. Huang, Deborah S. Yokoe, Don Goldmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Implementation Science
Subjects:
Surgical Site Infection
Project Joint
Campaign State
Staphylococcus Aureus
Propensity Score Weight
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13012-017-0579-7

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