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Appreciative Inquiry for Quality Improvement in Primary Care Practices.
- Source :
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Quality Management in Health Care . Jan-Mar2011, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p37-48. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The article discusses a study which examined the effect of an Appreciative Inquiry (AI) quality improvement strategy on clinical quality management and practice development outcomes. Thirty primary care practices were randomly assigned to receive AI-based intervention focused on improving preventive service delivery (PSD) rates. The study concluded that an AI approach and enabling practice conditions can lead to intervention implementation and practice development.
- Subjects :
- *CHANGE management
*QUALITY assurance
*HYPOTHESIS
*GOAL (Psychology)
*RESEARCH methodology
*EVALUATION of medical care
*MOTIVATION (Psychology)
*SCIENTIFIC observation
*PREVENTIVE health services
*PRIMARY health care
*REGRESSION analysis
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*STATISTICS
*WORK environment
*PHYSICIAN practice patterns
*HUMAN services programs
*INTER-observer reliability
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10638628
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Quality Management in Health Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 67158566
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/QMH.0b013e31820311be