Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

PBRNs and Getting Real Quality Improvement vs Research

• QI is 'institutional' where research is finite in terms of time & resources
  • "We had practices take a two week break from referring patients ... It has been more difficult than I had anticipated to get them back up and running ..."
  • "We tried to fine tune our message for the staff ... That is, one patient enrollment per [staff member] per day."
• PBRNs showed us institutionalization was manageable but involved sacrifices