TY  - BOOK
AU  - Martin,Graham
AU  - Dixon-Woods,Mary
TI  - Collaboration-based approaches
T2  - Cambridge elements. Elements of improving quality and safety in healthcare,
SN  - 9781009236867 (ebook)
AV  - RA418 .M37 2022
U1  - 362.1 23/eng/20220819
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Social medicine
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Aug 2022); What are collaboration-based approaches? -- A selection of collaboration-based approaches -- Collaboration-based approaches in action -- Critiques of collaboration-based approaches
N2  - Collaboration-based approaches to healthcare improvement attract much attention. They involve networks of people coming together to cooperate around a common interest, with shared goals of improving care and mutual learning. Longstanding examples of collaborative approaches have been associated with some success in improving outcomes and reducing harm. The evidence for their effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, however, remains inconsistent and contingent on the circumstances in which they are deployed and how they are used for what purpose. Several models for collaboration have been developed, varying in structure, format, and balance between internal leadership and external control. The authors focus on two approaches: quality improvement collaboratives and communities of practice. They explore evidence of their impact on health outcomes, and evidence about how best to organise and implement collaboration-based approaches. Using examples of more and less successful collaborations, they offer guidance on the key challenges involved in using collaboration-based approaches to improve healthcare. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009236867
ER  -