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Dr Thomas Woodcock

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Senior Research Fellow
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 1838thomas.woodcock99

 
 
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328Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Publications

Citation

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@article{Woodcock:2020:10.1186/s12874-019-0886-6,
author = {Woodcock, T and Adeleke, Y and Goeschel, C and Pronovost, P and Dixon-Woods, M},
doi = {10.1186/s12874-019-0886-6},
journal = {BMC Medical Research Methodology},
title = {A modified Delphi study to identify the features of high quality measurement plans for healthcare improvement projects},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-019-0886-6},
volume = {20},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BackgroundThe design and execution of measurement in quality improvement (QI) initiatives is often poor. Better guidance on “what good looks like” might help to mitigate some of the problems. We report a consensus-building process that sought to identify which features are important to include in QI measurement plans. MethodsWe conducted a three-stage consensus-building approach: (1) identifying the list of features of measurement plans that were potential candidates for inclusion based on literature review and the study team’s experience; (2) a two-round modified Delphi exercise with a panel of experts to establish consensus on the importance of these features; and (3) a small in-person consensus group meeting to finalise the list of features. ResultsA list of 104 candidate questions was generated. A panel of 19 experts in the Delphi reviewed these questions and produced consensus on retaining 46 questions in the first round and on a further 22 in the second round. Thematic analysis of open text responses from the panellists suggested a number of areas of debate that were explicitly considered by the consensus group. The exercise yielded 74 questions (71% of 104) on which there was consensus in five categories of measurement relating to: design, data collection and management, analysis, action, and embedding. ConclusionsThis study offers a consensus-based view on the features of a good measurement plan for a QI project in healthcare. The results may be of use to QI teams, funders and evaluators, but are likely to require further development and testing to ensure feasibility and usefulness. Key words: Measurement; Quality improvement; Quality measurement; Delphi technique.
AU  - Woodcock,T
AU  - Adeleke,Y
AU  - Goeschel,C
AU  - Pronovost,P
AU  - Dixon-Woods,M
DO  - 10.1186/s12874-019-0886-6
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 1471-2288
TI  - A modified Delphi study to identify the features of high quality measurement plans for healthcare improvement projects
T2  - BMC Medical Research Methodology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-019-0886-6
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/75663
VL  - 20
ER  -
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