SynthesisProgress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action2007
Community health center quality improvement: a systematic review and future directions for research.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Concept Analysis and Proposed Definition ofJournal of primary care & community healthPooled it
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- Medicaid beneficiaries undergoing complex surgery at quality care centers: insights into the Affordable Care Act.American journal of surgery · 2016Article
- Combating Obesity at Community Health Centers (COACH): a quality improvement collaborative for weight management programs.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2013Article
- Undergoing transformation to the patient centered medical home in safety net health centers: perspectives from the front lines.Ethnicity & disease · 2013Article
- Clinical quality performance in U.S. health centers.Health services research · 2012Article
- Impact of a pay for performance program to improve diabetes care in the safety net.Preventive medicine · 2012Article
- Sustainability of healthcare improvement: what can we learn from learning theory?BMC health services research · 2012Article
- Positive and negative spillovers of the Health Disparities Collaboratives in federally qualified health centers: staff perceptions.Medical care · 2010Article
- Sustaining quality improvement in community health centers: perceptions of leaders and staff.The Journal of ambulatory care managementArticle
- The perceived financial impact of quality improvement efforts in community health centers.The Journal of ambulatory care managementArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLeaders and policymakers need an accurate appraisal of the federally qualified community health center (CHC) quality improvement (QI) literature to make informed decisions for the CHC program.
objectivesThis paper aims to (1) summarize the content and findings of CHC QI studies to date, (2) systematically rate the quality of those studies, and (3) outline 10 important areas for future CHC QI research.
methodsWe searched medical and nonmedical databases to identify QI studies in CHC settings. We systematically reviewed identified studies for the features of their QI interventions and for the methodological quality of their evaluations. We combined results from the review with input from the CHC community to generate an agenda for future CHC QI research.
resultsEighteen studies were identified and reviewed. Interventions mainly targeted chronic conditions and screening practices and used 1 to 11 of 14 different QI tactics; evaluations comprised 14 observational and 4 randomized study designs. CHC QI interventions have been effective in improving processes of care for diabetes and cancer screening in the short term; their effectiveness in the long term and regarding outcomes of care have not been demonstrated.
conclusionsQI interventions in CHC setting are promising, but future interventions and evaluations should answer critical basic questions about QI, including the following: What are the best models of QI? How can QI improvements be effectively implemented and sustained? What are the global effects of QI (positive and negative)? How can QI be made financially viable and sensible from both the CHC and societal perspectives?
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