Tham khảo luận văn - đề án 'báo cáo khoa học: " overview of the va quality enhancement research initiative (queri) and queri theme articles: queri series"', luận văn - báo cáo phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Implementation Science BioMed Central Open Access Methodology Overview of the VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative QUERI and QUERI theme articles QUERI Series Cheryl B Stetler 1 Brian S Mittman2 and Joseph Francis3 Address Independent Consultant Amherst Massachusetts USA 2VA Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Los Angeles California USA and 3Office of Research and Development Department of Veterans Affairs Washington DC USA Email Cheryl B Stetler - Brian S Mittman - Joseph Francis - Corresponding author Published 15 February 2008 Received 22 August 2006 Implementation Science 2008 3 8 doi l748-5908-3-8 Accepted 15 February 2008 This article is available from http content 3 1 8 2008 Stetler et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Continuing challenges to timely adoption of evidence-based clinical practices in healthcare have generated intense interest in the development and application of new implementation methods and frameworks. These challenges led the United States . Department of Veterans Affairs VA to create the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative QUERI in the late 1990s. QUERI s purpose was to harness VA s health services research expertise and resources in an ongoing system-wide effort to improve the performance of the VA healthcare system and thus quality of care for veterans. QUERI in turn created a systematic means of involving VA researchers both in enhancing VA healthcare quality by implementing evidence-based practices and in contributing to the continuing development of implementation .
