Module Components

• Learning Activities

Topics

• Definition of QI
• Differentiating between Research and Quality Improvement
• QI and Ethics
• Dissimination of QI

NRSG 790 - Methods for Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Module 14: Outcomes Management and Quality Improvement

Dissimination of QI

Publication is only one of many criteria for determining whether a QI activity is also research, by itself, intent to publish is not sufficient to require IRB review and approval.
Even though most QI activities aren't research, there is much to be learned from sharing descriptions of these non-research activities. For example, Case Reports are generally not considered to be research but provide a valuable addition to the medical literature. By analogy, lessons learned from a QI activity should be shared with others.

Standards for reporting QI initiatives have been developed and published by the SQUIRE Development Group. Individuals intending to publish the results of a QI project should consult this Guideline.

• The SQUIRE Website has numerous useful tools and guidelines for those doing Quality Improvement work.
• Publication Guidelines for Quality Improvement Studies in Health Care: The Evolution of the Squire Project Annals of Internal Medicine, 2008