A qualitative analysis of a consensus process to develop quality indicators of injury care.

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BACKGROUND: Consensus methodologies are often used to create evidence-based measures of healthcare quality because they incorporate both available evidence and expert opinion to fill gaps in the knowledge base. However, there are limited studies of the key domains that are considered during panel discussion when developing quality indicators. METHODS: We performed a qualitative content analysis of the discussions from a two-day international workshop of injury control and quality-of-care exp...

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Authors: Bobrovitz, N; Parrilla, J; Santana, M; Straus, SE; Stelfox, H

• Journal: Implementation science : IS
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 45
• Publication date: 2013-01-01
• DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-45
• EISSN: 1748-5908
• ISSN: 1748-5908
• Language: English
• Keywords: Clinical Competence; Delphi Technique; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Qualitative Research; Evidence-Based Medicine; Quality Improvement; Consensus; Wounds and Injuries; Humans; Goals; Quality Indicators, Health Care