Ten challenges in improving quality in healthcare: lessons from the Health Foundation's programme evaluations and relevant literature.

Mary Dixon-Woods; Sarah McNicol; Graham Martin

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Ten challenges in improving quality in healthcare: lessons from the Health Foundation's programme evaluations and relevant literature.

September 26, 2012

Dixon-Woods M, McNicol S, Martin G. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(10):876-84.

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Examining quality improvement program evaluations, this commentary identifies barriers to improvement and recommends tactics to address them.

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