Commissioning

Evidence-based practice and the use of information in state agency decision-making
ET Jennings Jr, JL Hall
Institute for Federalism & Intergovernmental Relations, 2009, 1st April

Policy options for integrating health and social care
C Ham
The Nuffield Trust for Research and Policy Studies in Health Services, April 2009
Free registration required.

Pay for performance: an overview of the literature
SE Greene, DB Nash
American Journal of Medical Quality, 2009, 24(2), pp140-163
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Doctors managing in primary care: An international focus
N Chambers, D Colin-Thomé
Journal of Management and Marketing in Healthcare, 2009, 2(1), pp28-43
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Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) payment framework
The key aim of the CQUIN framework is to support a shift towards the vision set out in High Quality Care for All, where quality is the organising principle. The framework helps make quality part of the commissioner-provider discussion everywhere. This site contains examples of existing quality schemes that were in operation prior to the introduction of the CQUIN payment framework, and will publish examples of new CQUIN schemes, as they develop.

Improvement

Inquiry into the quality of general practice in England
The King’s Fund, April 2009

Quality Academy
The Quality Academy is an internet-based modular learning programme on quality improvement, accessible 24/7 and free of charge. It has been developed by the National Quality Centre in America to improve quality in the management of HIV.

Quality in primary health care: a multidimensional approach to complexity
I Heath, A Rubinstein, KC Stange, ML van Driel
British Medical Journal, 2009, 338:b1242
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WIHI – Connecting you to the cutting edge of health care improvement
This is a free audio programme from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, featuring lively 60-minute discussions with international experts on the latest thinking and strategies to improve patient care. The programme will be offered every other week, beginning 7th May, with “Breaking the cycle of readmissions.”

Using Evidence-Based Environmental Design to Enhance Safety and Quality – free registration required
In a new IHI white paper, experts describe how evidence-based environmental design interventions can measurably improve safety and quality. An integrated strategy can positively impact an organization's care delivery, patient perceptions, and economics.

A descriptive study of educational outreach to promote use of quality improvement tools in primary care private practice – abstract only
TP Meehan, TJ Van Hoof, TE Giannotti, JP Tate, A Elwell, M Curry, MK Petrillo
American Journal of Medical Quality, 2009, 24(2), pp90-98
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Innovation

Innovations in community care: from pilot project to system change
M Cohen, N Hall, J Murphy, A Priest
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, April 2009

Promoting and embedding innovation: learning from experience
I Williams, D de Silva, C Ham
NHS Midlands and University of Birmingham, 2009

Qualitative assessment of innovations in healthcare provision
F Porzsolt, AK Ghosh, RM Kaplan
BMC Health Services Research, 2009, 9:50

The Lab: innovating public services
The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) has created The Lab to provide the freedom, flexible capital and expertise to undertake radical experiments. It tests out new ways of finding and spreading the best ideas. It is not a physical space or an institution, but a series of practical projects, informed by research and delivered in partnership with those that run and use public services.

Knowledge Improvement

The NIH Stimulus – the Recovery Act and Biomedical Research
R Steinbrook
New England Journal of Medicine, 2009, 360(15), pp1479-1481

What is the impact of your research?
The Becker Medical Library Model for Assessment of Research Impact represents a practical do-it-yourself tool for tracking the impact of biomedical research. The Model includes guidance for quantifying and documenting research impact as well as resources for locating evidence of research impact.

Methodological problems in the use of indirect comparisons for evaluating healthcare interventions: survey of published systematic reviews
F Song, YK Loke, T Walsh, AM Glenny, AJ Eastwood, DG Altman
British Medical Journal, 2009:338:b1046 – 3rd April
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Centre for Health Communication and Participation
The Centre was established within the Australian Institute for Primary Care at La Trobe University in April 2009, as a result of the work of the Cochrane Consumers and Communication Review Group. The Centre is focusing on the following themes in 2009:
· Evidence for different modes of consumer participation
· Communication in circumstances involving a rare disease
· Communication and participation with regard to use of medicines
· Communication in situations of healthcare complexity, such as multimorbidity
· Understanding and communicating the science of evidence-based health care

High quality web 2.0 for all? Predictions as to how future developments in web 2.0 technologies might benefit health and social care organizations and people who use their services
UK Faculty of Health Informatics, March 2009
Subscription to the Health Informatics Community on eSpace is required.

Leadership

Fixing healthcare: the professionals’ perspective
A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit
February 2009

Human error theory: relevance to nurse management
G Armitage
Journal of Nursing Management, 2009, 17(2), pp193-202
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Leadership and the curriculum
J Clark, K Armit
British Medical Journal, 7th February 2009

Quality improvement: theory and practice
R Boaden
British Journal of Health Care Management, 2009, 15(1), pp12-16
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Effective quality improvement: recognising the challenges
A Powell, R Rushmer, H Davies
British Journal of Health Care Management, 2009, 15(1), pp17-21
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Patient Safety

The empowerment of the European patient: options and implications
Health Consumer Powerhouse
31st March 2009

Improving patient safety: an economic perspective on the role of nurses
RN Warburton
Journal of Nursing Management, 2009, 17(2), pp193-202
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Adverse events in health care: a literature review
AM Brady, R Redmond, E Curtis, S Fleming, P Keenan, AM Malone, F Sheerin
Journal of Nursing Management, 2009, 17(2), pp155-164
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The competent novice: practising safely in the foundation years
S Long, G Neale, C Vincent
British Medical Journal, 2009:338:b1147 – 3rd April
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Events

Event: Does integrated care really work?
6th May 2009 – London
This event will mark the launch of a new joint ICN (Integrated Care Network) and RIPFA (Research in Practice for Adults) online resource to facilitate access to relevant and high quality evidence on integrated services. The event will also present case studies alongside research evidence to show how integrated care works.

Calls for interest: Influence the Clinical Applications and Patient Safety programme – medications search and prescribe
13th May – London
The Common User Interface (CUI) are looking for clinicians to volunteer to get involved in the Clinical Applications and Patient Safety (CAPS) programme. They are hosting 7 events.

Calls for interest: Influence the Clinical Applications and Patient Safety programme – timelines (medication)
14th May – London
The Common User Interface (CUI) are looking for clinicians to volunteer to get involved in the Clinical Applications and Patient Safety (CAPS) programme. They are hosting 7 events.

Calls for interest: Influence the Clinical Applications and Patient Safety programme – clinical noting (admissions)
14th May – London
The Common User Interface (CUI) are looking for clinicians to volunteer to get involved in the Clinical Applications and Patient Safety (CAPS) programme. They are hosting 7 events.

Event: Implementing a Knowledge Cafe
19 May 2009 – London
This is a one-day masterclass in running a knowledge café. There is a fee of £495 +VAT to attend this workshop.

Event: Does integrated care really work?
2nd June 2009 – Liverpool
This event will mark the launch of a new joint ICN (Integrated Care Network) and RIPFA (Research in Practice for Adults) online resource to facilitate access to relevant and high quality evidence on integrated services. The event will also present case studies alongside research evidence to show how integrated care works.

Event: The productive ward: releasing time to care
4th June 2009 – Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester
This is a joint event run by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement and Healthcare Events. The Productive Ward Programme has been developed by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, aims to improve processes, maximise value and eliminate waste and error on the wards; fundamental issues which can be applied in acute healthcare settings as well as mental health and community hospitals. There is a fee of £355 + VAT to attend this event.

Event: HealthCamp UK 2009
19th June 2009 – Excel Centre, London
HealthCamp UK is an event for all people who want to improve health care.

Event: Knowledge for a change
7th-9th July 2009 = Mont Ste-Anne Quebec, Canada
The National Collaborating Centres for Public Health are hosting this event to ensure that the best available knowledge is shared and used to achieve practical ends in improving public health.

Event: ISHIMR Evaluation and implementation of e-health and health information initiatives: international perspectives
14th–16th October 2009 – Kalmar, Sweden
This is the 14th International Symposium for Health Information Management Research, hosted in partnership with the University of Sheffield.

Call for abstracts: 5th International Conference of Evidence-Based Health Care Teachers & Developers
28th October- 1st November 2009 – Taormina, Sicily
Contributors are invited to submit abstracts on evidence based practice (EBP) and knowledge translation, change management, clinical practice guidelines, methodological issues and EBP in the “real world”.