Learning and improving in quality improvement collaboratives: which collaborative features do participants value most?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand participants' views on the relative helpfulness of various features of collaboratives, why each feature was helpful and which features the most successful participants viewed as most central to their success.

Data sources

Primary data collected from 53 teams in four 2004-2005 Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Breakthrough Series collaboratives; secondary data from IHI and demographic sources.

Study design

Cross-sectional analyses were conducted to assess participants' views of 12 features, and the relationship between their views and performance improvement.

Data collection methods

Participants' views on features were obtained via self-administered surveys and semi-structured telephone interviews. Performance improvement data we

SUBMITTER: Nembhard IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2677044 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature