Sustaining effective quality improvement: building capacity for resilience in the practice facilitator workforce

Practice transformation efforts in healthcare, like the patient-centred medical home model in primary care, have spurred the development of multiple quality improvement (QI) and implementation strategies to support effective change. Nonetheless, uncertainty about how to implement and sustain change in complex healthcare settings1 continues to pose significant challenges. Even when practices are receptive, limited QI expertise, constrained resources, and associated staff morale and burnout can impact success. Although efforts among clinicians to improve primary care by embracing a culture of QI continue, healthcare systems are increasingly hiring additional personnel, like practice facilitators, with key performance improvement skills to promote and support change.Full-text articles available via your NHS OpenAthens login.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news