title: Increasing the generalisability of improvement research with an improvement replication programme.
abstract: If a quality improvement is found effective in one setting, would the same effects be found elsewhere? Could the same change be implemented in another setting? These are just two of the 'generalisation questions' which decision-makers face in considering whether to act on reported improvement. In this paper, some of the issues are considered and a programme of research for testing improvements in different settings is proposed to build theory and practical guidance about implementation and results in different settings.
authors: Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Øvretveit
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Leviton
authors: Gareth
authors: G
authors: Parry
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006302:Health Services Research; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States