Evidence report/technology assessment
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Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep) · Aug 2012
Review Meta AnalysisClosing the quality gap: revisiting the state of the science (vol. 3: quality improvement interventions to address health disparities).
This review evaluates the effectiveness of quality improvement (QI) strategies in reducing disparities in health and health care. ⋯ The literature on QI interventions generally and their ability to improve health and health care is large. Whether those interventions are effective at reducing disparities remains unclear. This report should not be construed to assess the general effectiveness of QI in the health care setting; rather, QI has not been shown specifically to reduce known disparities in health care or health outcomes. In a few instances, some increased effect is seen in disadvantaged populations; these studies should be replicated and the interventions studied further as having potential to address disparities.