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ArticleNeurology. Clinical practice2025

An Introduction to Quantitative Aspects of Quality Improvement Science.

Jeffrey Buchhalter, Emily Klatte, Zachary M Grinspan, Justin Martello, Michael S Phipps, Lidia Moura

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Article in Neurology. Clinical practice, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Jeffrey BuchhalterBuchhalter Consulting PLLC, Phoenix, AZ.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6807-8328
Emily KlatteNeurology, OhioHealth, Columbus.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5157-4147
Zachary M GrinspanPediatrics, Weill Cornell, New York, NY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6705-0932
Justin MartelloNeurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0175-1298
Michael S PhippsNeurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore; and.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8398-5404
Lidia MouraNeurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1191-1315

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of quality improvement (QI) has become widespread in medicine to improve patient and process outcomes through the methodology of improvement science. Each project follows a format that includes precisely specifying an aim, drivers/barriers to achieving that aim, and potential change concepts/interventions. It is then necessary to define how the data will be collected and displayed and how the significance of the change due to the interventions will be assessed. In this article, we describe the quantitative methods to provide a framework for the performance and reporting of QI projects.

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PMCPMC12342228

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