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Developing a common language for evaluation questions in quality and safety improvement

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Lambert, Mark F. and Shearer, Heather (2010) Developing a common language for evaluation questions in quality and safety improvement. Quality and Safety in Health Care, Vol.19 (No.4). pp. 266-270. doi:10.1136/qshc.2008.029009

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Abstract

Evaluation is an important component of service improvement but is not undertaken often enough. Many evaluation guides are available, and the language describing approaches is complex and varied. This variation is a potential barrier to evaluation, particularly in communication between practitioners. A structured literature review of development and evaluation frameworks for healthcare quality improvement was carried out. Four frameworks with diverse methodological perspectives were identified. Partial mapping was possible against an existing structure for health promotion research. When the questions in this framework were adapted for healthcare evaluation, it provided a common structure for the four frameworks. There is significant common ground underpinning these terminological differences between descriptions of evaluation techniques. The common language developed here has potential to ease communication in healthcare evaluation and improvements in quality and safety. It is an aid for practitioners in framing pragmatic evaluation of improvement projects.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: Quality and Safety in Health Care
Publisher: BMJ
ISSN: 1475-3898
Official Date: August 2010
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DateEvent
August 2010Published
Volume: Vol.19
Number: No.4
Number of Pages: 5
Page Range: pp. 266-270
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.029009
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

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