Research in action: using positive deviance to improve quality of health care
Implementation SciencePublished 8 May 2009Open access
Elizabeth H. Bradley, Leslie Curry, Shoba Ramanadhan, Laura A. Rowe, Ingrid M. Nembhard, Harlan M. Krumholz
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The identification and examination of health care organizations that demonstrate positive deviance provides an opportunity to characterize and disseminate strategies for improving quality.
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The identification and examination of health care organizations that demonstrate positive deviance provides an opportunity to characterize and disseminate strategies for improving quality.
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