Sustaining quality improvement in community health centers: perceptions of leaders and staff. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The Health Disparities Collaboratives are the largest national quality improvement (QI) initiatives in community health centers. This article identifies the incentives and assistance personnel believe are necessary to sustain QI. In 2004, 1006 survey respondents (response rate 67%) at 165 centers cited lack of resources, time, and staff burnout as common barriers. Release time was the most desired personal incentive. The highest funding priorities were direct patient care services (44% ranked no. 1), data entry (34%), and staff time for QI (26%). Participants also needed help with patient self-management (73%), information systems (77%), and getting providers to follow guidelines (64%).

publication date

  • January 1, 2008

Research

keywords

  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Community Health Centers
  • Leadership
  • Total Quality Management

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC2659650

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 56149094540

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00828.x

PubMed ID

  • 18806592

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 31

issue

  • 4