F Davidoff, P Batalden - Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2005 - qshc.bmj.com In contrast with the primary goals of science, which are to discover and
disseminate new knowledge, the primary goal of improvement is to change
performance. Unfortunately, scholarly accounts of the methods, experiences, ... Cited by 101 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 20 versions
- ►nih.gov JW Mold, KA Peterson - Annals of Family Medicine, 2005 - annalsfm.highwire.org RESULTS PBRNs function at the interface between research and QI, an interface
called TRIP by some members of the research community. In doing so, PBRNs are
helping to clarify the difficulty of applying study findings to everyday ... Cited by 45 - Related articles - All 11 versions
T Greenhalgh, J Russell, D Swinglehurst - Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2005 - qshc.bmj.com This paper reviews and critiques the different approaches to the use of
narrative in quality improvement research. The defining characteristics of
narrative are chronology (unfolding over time); emplotment (the literary ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 11 versions
- ►mayoclinicproceedings.com P Varkey, MK Reller, RK Resar - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2007 - mayoclinproc.highwire.org With the rapid expansion of knowledge and technology and a health care system
that performs far below acceptable levels for ensuring patient safety and needs,
front-line health care professionals must understand the basics of quality ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►89.249.21.74 [PDF] DA Buchanan, A Bryman - Organizational Research Methods, 2007 - orm.sagepub.com The field of organizational research displays three trends: widening boundaries,
a multiparadig- matic profile, and methodological inventiveness. Choice of
research methods, shaped by aims, epistemological concerns, and norms of ... Cited by 17 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►bmj.com [PDF] L Doyal - British Medical Journal, 2004 - qshc.bmj.com T he categories used by organizations to classify and sort events are not
trivial; they channel attention, shape interpretations, and serve as
springboards for action. One example is the way in which organizations ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
DT Chen, BB Worrall - Seminars in Neurology, 2006 - thieme-connect.com Calls for increasing clinical research in routine care settings aim to improve
the empirical and ethical foundations of evidence-based practice. In the
treatment and prevention of stroke many troubling management questions ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►critcaremed.org JM Kahn, BD Fuchs - Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2007 - journals.lww.com Purpose of review The movement towards greater accountability in medicine has
made quality improvement a routine part of daily clinical practice in the
intensive care unit. We review recent advances in the field of quality ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
SL Hill, N Small - Clinical Governance: An International Journal, 2006 - emeraldinsight.com Purpose – In the context of changes in the priority given to ensuring that
health care is evidence-based, and that service quality should be maximised,
there is a new emphasis on quality improvement programmes in the UK ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
