Open AccessBringing Together Research and Quality Improvement: The Saskatchewan Approach
Author(s) -
Gary F. Teare,
Malori Keller,
Dale Hall
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
healthcare quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1929-6347
DOI - 10.12927/hcq.2018.25637
Subject(s) - quality management , unit (ring theory) , quality (philosophy) , business , health care , nursing , public relations , psychology , process management , medical education , knowledge management , medicine , operations management , political science , marketing , engineering , computer science , philosophy , mathematics education , epistemology , law , service (business)
Improving health and health services requires both better knowledge (a key function of research) and better action to adapt and use what is already known (quality improvement). However, organizational and cultural divides between academic research institutions and health system organizations too often result in missed opportunities to integrate research and improvement. The Saskatchewan Health Quality Council's experience and relationships, from linking research, quality improvement and patient engagement in its leadership of the province's healthcare quality improvement journey, provided core support and leadership in the development of Saskatchewan's Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research SUPPORT Unit. The vision is for the SUPPORT Unit to integrate research and quality improvement into a continuous learning health system.