Many public health departments seek to improve their capability to respond to large-scale events such as an influenza pandemic. But could quality improvement (QI) methods offer a promising model for improving public health preparedness? For this study, the authors developed and tested a pilot QI learning collaborative and concluded that QI may be useful for improving preparedness and public health performance overall. RWJF supported the Web exclusive presentation of this study in the journal Health Affairs. Read more at http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=32691&c=EMC-ADV Open the publication by clicking on the “View” button in the middle of the page. [posted on RWJF Advances e-Newsletter]

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