Background: Change champions are important for moving new innovations through the
phases of initiation, development, and implementation. Although research attributes positive …

Background: Care coordinators are increasingly featured in patient-centered medical home (PCMH)
projects, yet little research examines how coordinators themselves define and …

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate a primary care practice–based quality
improvement (QI) intervention aimed at improving colorectal cancer screening rates. …

Emergency department (ED) use for non-urgent needs is widely viewed as a contributor to
various health care system flaws and inefficiencies. There are few qualitative studies …

Shared decision making is recommended before prostate cancer screening. Little is known
regarding reasons why men choose to get or not get prostate cancer screening, particularly …

Accurate measurement of cancer-preventive behaviors is important for quality improvement,
research studies, and public health surveillance. Findings differ, however, depending on …

Background: Physician recommendation is one of the strongest, most consistent predictors
of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Little is known regarding characteristics associated …

Purpose: Innovative workforce models are being developed and implemented to meet the
changing demands of primary care. A literature review was conducted to construct a typology …

Objective: To describe and evaluate participant recruitment for a research study conducted
in primary care offices. Methods: Nine recruiters administered a written survey to 1485 …

Background: Quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) are used extensively to promote
quality improvement in health care. Evidence of their effectiveness is limited, prompting calls to “…