Stanford Health Policy is a joint effort of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford School of Medicine
Project Goal
To create and apply a methodology for the review of quality improvement implementation strategies -- approaches to closing the "quality gap" between ideal and actual care -- in national priority areas identified recently by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). These priority areas were selected by the IOM based on the notion that most quality problems in health care arise not from a lack of effective clinical practices, but rather from inadequate delivery strategies for implementing these practices.
Product
The EPC will produce a series of four evidence-based reports covering quality improvement implementation strategies addressing 16 IOM priority areas.
Methods