The gap between implementers and researchers of quality improvement (QI) has hampered
the degree and speed of change needed to reduce avoidable suffering and harm in health …

The quality health care around world is suboptimal. To improve the quality of contemporary
health care delivery, advocates have proposed a number of scientific and technical …

This special issue offers an opportunity to reflect on the status of quality improvement
research in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Quality improvement is difficult to …

Quality of care was recognized as a key element for improved health outcomes and
efficiency in the World Health Organization's (WHO) widely adopted framework for health …

Although quality improvement (QI) is frequently advocated as a way of addressing the
problems with healthcare, evidence of its effectiveness has remained very mixed. The …

This policy paper by Kelly Devers analyzes the trend toward quality improvement (QI) efforts
in health care, concluding that while QI alone is no magic bullet, it generally has modest …

The quality of health care remains generally poor across primary health care settings,
especially in low-and middle-income countries where tertiary care tends to take up much of …

Abstract Objective In April 2012, the Salzburg Global Seminar (SGS) brought together 58
health leaders from 33 countries to review experiences in improving the quality and safety of …

Over the last decade, extensive scientific and policy innovations have begun to reduce the
“quality chasm”-the gulf between best practices and actual implementation that exists in …

Background Context shapes the effectiveness of knowledge implementation and influences
health improvement. Successful healthcare quality improvement (QI) initiatives frequently fail …