Public health departments, voluntary public health accreditation, and public health quality
improvement (QI) initiatives share the goal of creating and maintaining healthier …

Reforming graduate medical, nursing and health administrators' education to include the
core competencies of interdisciplinary teamwork and quality improvement (QI) techniques is …

Background Engaging residents in meaningful quality improvement (QI) is difficult.
Challenges include competing demands, didactics which lack connection to meaningful …

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) has been shown to improve healthcare quality and
patient safety; however, formal interprofessional education (IPE) training is insufficient. The …

Interprofessional education (IPE) has the potential to improve communication, collaboration
and coordination of care, leading to improved health care outcomes. Promoting IPE has …

While hospitals have widely adopted quality improvement (QI) initiatives, primary care
practices continue to face unique challenges to QI implementation. The purpose of this …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The I3 POP Collaborative's goal is to improve care of
populations served by primary care residencies in North Carolina, South Carolina, and …

“I've got to admit it's getting better, it's getting better all the time.” This Beatles tune says it all.
Within a quality improvement (QI) culture, each individual acts with an eye toward …

Background The ability of health professions faculty to design, teach, evaluate, and improve
relevant curricula is vital for teaching improvement science (IS) skills to trainees. Objective …

The health system is becoming increasingly complex, due in part, to an aging population
with chronic conditions, growing specializations for health care professionals, and resource …