Theory-informed refinement and tailored implementation of a quality improvement program in maternity care to reduce unwarranted clinical variation across a health service network.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unwarranted clinical variation presents a major challenge in contemporary healthcare, indicating potential inequalities and inefficiencies, and unrealised potential for better outcomes. Despite an increasing focus on unwarranted clinical variation, and consideration of efforts to address this challenge, evidence-based strategies which achieve this are limited. Audit and feedback of healthcare processes (process auditing) and clinician engagement are important tools which may help to reduce unwarranted clinical variation, however their application in maternity care is yet to be thoroughly explored. We describe the development and implementation of a program to address unwarranted clinical variation across a multi-site maternity network termed Practice Improvement with Cli

SUBMITTER: Warhurst K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11763128 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature