Course sessions.
| Objective | Understand how to design and lead systems changes to achieve quality improvement within a heath-care organization. |
| Date | April 15, 2011 |
| Lecturer | Jessica Haberer
Research Scientist, Harvard Initiative for Global Health |
Lecture
Readings
- Bradley, Elizabeth H., Leslie A. Curry, and Shoba Ramanadhan, et al. "Research in Action: Using Positive Deviance to Improve Quality of Health Care." Implementation Science 4 (2009): 25.
Discussion Questions
- What is positive deviance as it relates to improving health care?
- What are the pros and cons of positive deviance for research geared towards improving quality of care?
- How might you follow the steps outline in the Bradley et al. article about positive deviance within an health-care organization and apply them to a model that can be used in a developing country?
