Impact of policy support on uptake of evidence-based continuous quality improvement activities and the quality of care for Indigenous Australians: a comparative case study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the impact of state/territory policy support on (1) uptake of evidence-based continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities and (2) quality of care for Indigenous Australians.

Design

Mixed-method comparative case study methodology, drawing on quality-of-care audit data, documentary evidence of policies and strategies and the experience and insights of stakeholders involved in relevant CQI programmes. We use multilevel linear regression to analyse jurisdictional differences in quality of care.

Setting

Indigenous primary healthcare services across five states/territories of Australia.

Participants

175 Indigenous primary healthcare services.

Interventions

A range of national and state/territory policy and infrastructure initiatives to

SUBMITTER: Bailie R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5639983 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature