title: Achieving clinical improvement: an interdisciplinary intervention.
abstract: This study evaluates whether training health care teams in continuous quality improvement methods results in improvements in the care of and outcomes for patients. Nine of the 25 teams who participated in the study were successful in improving the care/outcomes for patients. Successful teams were more effective at problem solving, engaged in more functional group interactions, and were more likely to have physician participation.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Irvine Doran
authors.forename: G Ross
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bohnen
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zahn
authors.forename: Souraya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sidani
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carryer
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006126:Group Processes; D006302:Health Services Research; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009864:Ontario; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards*; D011340:Problem Solving; D013192:Staff Development; D017749:Total Quality Management