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Ann-Christine Andersson1, Ewa Idvall, Kent-Inge Perseius
1Division of Quality Technology and Management (Drs Andersson and Elg) and HELIX Vinn Excellence Centre (Dr Elg), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Development Department (Dr Andersson) and Nyckeln Competence Centre for Pedagogic in Health Care (Dr Perseius), Kalmar County Council, Kalmar, Sweden; Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden (Drs Andersson and Idvall); Department of Intensive Care and Perioperative Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden (Dr Idvall); and the Department of Neurobiology, Caring Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Perseius).
Abstract:
This study evaluated the use of the Breakthrough Series Collaborative methodology in a Swedish county council improvement program, comparing measurements at the beginning and after 6 months. A questionnaire was used, and improvement processes and outcomes were analyzed. The results showed an overall large engagement in improvements, although the methodology and facilitators were seen as only moderately supportive.
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