Behaviors of successful interdisciplinary hospital quality improvement teams.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although interdisciplinary hospital quality improvement (QI) teams are both prevalent and associated with success of (QI) efforts, little is known about the behaviors of successful interdisciplinary QI teams.

Objective

We examined the specific behaviors of interdisciplinary QI teams in hospitals that successfully redesigned care for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and reduced door-to-balloon times.

Design

Qualitative study.

Participants

Researchers interviewed 122 administrators, providers, and staff in 11 hospitals with substantial improvements in door-to-balloon times.

Measurements

Using data from the in-depth qualitative interviews, the authors identified themes that described the behaviors of interdisciplinary QI t

SUBMITTER: Santana C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4437800 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature