Study protocol: national research partnership to improve primary health care performance and outcomes for Indigenous peoples

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dc.contributor.authorBailie, R.
dc.contributor.authorSi, D.
dc.contributor.authorShannon, C.
dc.contributor.authorSemmens, J.
dc.contributor.authorRowley, K.
dc.contributor.authorScrimgeour, D.
dc.contributor.authorNagel, T.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, I.
dc.contributor.authorConnors, C.
dc.contributor.authorWeeramanthri, T.
dc.contributor.authorMcDermott, R.
dc.contributor.authorThompson, S.
dc.contributor.authorBurke, H.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, E.
dc.contributor.authorLeon, D.
dc.contributor.authorWeston, R.
dc.contributor.authorGrogan, H.
dc.contributor.authorStanley, A.
dc.contributor.authorGardner, K.
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractBackground Strengthening primary health care is critical to reducing health inequity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The Audit and Best practice for Chronic Disease Extension (ABCDE) project has facilitated the implementation of modern Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approaches in Indigenous community health care centres across Australia. The project demonstrated improvements in health centre systems, delivery of primary care services and in patient intermediate outcomes. It has also highlighted substantial variation in quality of care. Through a partnership between academic researchers, service providers and policy makers, we are now implementing a study which aims to 1) explore the factors associated with variation in clinical performance; 2) examine specific strategies that have been effective in improving primary care clinical performance; and 3) work with health service staff, management and policy makers to enhance the effective implementation of successful strategies. Methods/Design The study will be conducted in Indigenous community health centres from at least six States/Territories (Northern Territory, Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and Victoria) over a five year period. A research hub will be established in each region to support collection and reporting of quantitative and qualitative clinical and health centre system performance data, to investigate factors affecting variation in quality of care and to facilitate effective translation of research evidence into policy and practice. The project is supported by a web-based information system, providing automated analysis and reporting of clinical care performance to health centre staff and management. Discussion By linking researchers directly to users of research (service providers, managers and policy makers), the partnership is well placed to generate new knowledge on effective strategies for improving the quality of primary health care and fostering effective and efficient exchange and use of data and information among service providers and policy makers to achieve evidence-based resource allocation, service planning, system development, and improvements of service delivery and Indigenous health outcomes.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityRoss Bailie, Damin Si, Cindy Shannon, James Semmens, Kevin Rowley, David J Scrimgeour, Tricia Nage, Ian Anderson, Christine Connors, Tarun Weeramanthri, Sandra Thompson, Robyn McDermott, Hugh Burke, Elizabeth Moore, Dallas Leon, Richard Weston, Haylene Grogan, Andrew Stanley and Karen Gardner
dc.identifier.citationBMC Health Services Research, 2010; 10(1):129-1-129-11
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1472-6963-10-129
dc.identifier.issn1472-6963
dc.identifier.issn1472-6963
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/61872
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd.
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/545267
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/569919
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/283303
dc.rights© 2010 Bailie et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-129
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectChronic Disease
dc.subjectInformation Dissemination
dc.subjectHealth Policy
dc.subjectCommunity Health Centers
dc.subjectHealth Promotion
dc.subjectCommunity Health Services
dc.subjectHealth Services, Indigenous
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectNational Health Programs
dc.subjectCommunity-Institutional Relations
dc.subjectPrimary Health Care
dc.subjectQuality Assurance, Health Care
dc.subjectQuality Indicators, Health Care
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectHealthcare Disparities
dc.subjectOutcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
dc.titleStudy protocol: national research partnership to improve primary health care performance and outcomes for Indigenous peoples
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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