Wednesday, 15 December 2010

New Paper: Short and long term effects of a QI collaborative on diabetes mgt

I'm always on the look out for evidence of the sustainability of QI projects. A new paper in Implementation Science has some thoughts on this though I am not convinced 1 year classes as "long term".



Implement Sci. 2010 Nov 28;5(1):94. [Epub ahead of print]

Short- and long-term effects of a quality improvement collaborative on diabetes management.

ABSTRACT:
INTRODUCTION: This study examined the short- and long-term effects of a quality improvement collaborative on patient outcomes, professional performance, and structural aspects of chronic care management of type 2 diabetes in an integrated care setting.
CONCLUSIONS: At a time of heightened national attention toward diabetes care, our results demonstrate a modest benefit of participation in a multi-institutional quality improvement collaborative focusing on integrated, patient-centered care. The effects persisted for at least 12 months after the intervention was completed. 

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