Learning collaboratives: insights and a new taxonomy from AHRQ's two decades of experience.
Nix M, McNamara P, Genevro J, et al. Learning Collaboratives: Insights And A New Taxonomy From AHRQ's Two Decades Of Experience. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018;37(2):205-212. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1144.
Learning collaboratives are multimodal interventions that are often used to implement evidence-based practices. This perspective from AHRQ scientists proposes a taxonomy to describe collaboratives' distinct elements: innovation, or the type of positive change; communication among members; duration and sustainability; and social systems, or the organization and culture of the collaborative. The authors suggest that efforts to evaluate learning collaboratives or quality improvement interventions employ this taxonomy.