Qualitative Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Collaborative Implementation to Improve Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment in Nova Scotia, Canada.

ABSTRACT: The Atlantic Canada Together Enhancing Acute Stroke Treatment (ACTEAST) project is a modified quality improvement collaborative (mQIC) designed to improve ischemic stroke treatment rates and efficiency in Atlantic Canada. This study evaluated the implementation of the mQIC in Nova Scotia using qualitative methods. The mQIC spanned 6 months, including two learning sessions, webinars, and a per-site virtual visit. The learning sessions featured presentations about the project and the improvement efforts at some sites. Each session included an action planning period where the participants planned for the implementation efforts over the following 2 to 4 months, called "action periods". Eleven hospitals and Emergency Health Services (EHS) of Nova Scotia participated. The Consolidated Framework

SUBMITTER: Aljendi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11431084 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature