Conference proceeding
The Role of Quality Improvement Methods in Translational Research
IIE Annual Conference. Proceedings, pp.4023-4023
01/01/2014
Abstract
Over the past several decades, interest in translational research to improve healthcare has been growing. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) explicitly made translational research a central priority and has invested heavily in developing an infrastructure of Clinical and Translation Science Awards (CTSAs). In this article, we address how quality improvement (QI) methodologies, particularly those of lean and six sigma, can be used to further understand and measure the processes of translating research from basic to clinical and to practice. The main vehicle for this activity has been the CTSA's Research Translation Mapping and Measurement (RTMM) Interest Group which supported the development of a framework for using the DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control) methodology in translational research. The important insights we have gained in using QI in this context are presented and discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Role of Quality Improvement Methods in Translational Research
- Creators
- Pamela S GillamHarriet Black NembhardDavid A Munoz
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- IIE Annual Conference. Proceedings, pp.4023-4023
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Industrial and Systems Engineering; Engineering Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984121967502771
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