Can quality improvement improve the quality of care? A systematic review of reported effects and methodological rigor in plan-do-study-act projects

• Main Authors: Søren Valgreen Knudsen (Author), Henrik Vitus Bering Laursen (Author), Søren Paaske Johnsen (Author), Paul Daniel Bartels (Author), Lars Holger Ehlers (Author), Jan Mainz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) method is widely used in quality improvement (QI) strategies. However, previous studies have indicated that methodological problems are frequent in PDSA-based QI projects. Furthermore, it has been difficult to establish an association between the use...