title: How to Link outcomes data to quality initiatives in plastic surgery?
abstract: In recent decades, the expansion of health services research has created an opportunity to crate salient, evidence-based guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. However, for many aspects of care, incorporation of new scientific knowledge into clinical practice often lags, particularly among the surgical subspecialties. This article highlights the development of evidence-based medicine, the principles of innovation diffusion, and successes and challenges in developing plastic surgery quality initiatives.
authors.affiliation: Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan Health System, 2130 Taubman Center, SPC 5340, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5340, USA. filip@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Waljee
authors.forename: Kevin C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic