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21605223

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-24
pubmed:abstractText
This paper reviews what is known about the challenges of implementing quality improvement programs and draws on data from a systematic continuous quality improvement (CQI) project in remote communities in Australia and Fiji, known as Audit and Best practice for Chronic Disease, to synthesise lessons and discuss the potential for broader application in low and middle income countries, including Pacific Island countries and territories. Although a number of systematic reviews have indicated that quality improvement programs can be effective in changing professional practice and improving the quality of care and patient outcomes, little is known about the key ingredients for change or how services use and implement different strategies to achieve improvements. We identify key features of an innovative CQI model and factors related to implementation that support improvement in diabetes service delivery and intermediate outcomes. Requirements for supporting CQI are identified and the potential for wider application discussed. It is argued that the participatory action research approach supports innovation and broad-based change and the evidence it has produced extends the current knowledge base and facilitates the translation of knowledge into action, for both policy and practice.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1440-1584
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
© 2011 The Authors. Australian Journal of Rural Health © National Rural Health Alliance Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Reorienting primary health care for addressing chronic conditions in remote Australia and the South Pacific: review of evidence and lessons from an innovative quality improvement process.
pubmed:affiliation
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia. Karen.Gardner@anu.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't