Advancing the Methods for Healthcare
Quality Improvement Research
2012 Conference
Arlington, VA

The AHI fosters an interprofessional community that advances quality improvement in health care through scholarly and educational activities. This meeting is intended to be an international, interprofessional meeting and is open for anyone interested in best methods for healthcare QI research. Presentations on key issues around quality improvement from a scholarship point of view will be presented as well as a Poster session.


Monday, May 7, 2012

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Registration

8:00 - 8:10 AM

Overview and Aims: (Ted Speroff & Paul Miles)

8:00 - 10:30 AM

Session I: Study Design - The Architecture for doing QI Research
Moderator: Brian Mittman

8:10 - 8:50 AM

Duncan Neuhauser, PhD

              8:10 - 8:30 AM

Quality Improvement Research and Randomized Controlled Trial

              8:30 - 8:50 AM

Discussion

8:50 - 9:30 AM

Mark Bauer MD

              8:50 - 9:10 AM

Hybrid Research Designs for Quality Improvement

              9:10 - 9:30 AM

Discussion

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Peter Margolis MD

              9:30 - 9:50 AM

Quasi-Experimental Designs for Quality Improvement Research

              9:50 - 10:00 AM

Discussion

10:00 - 10:30 AM

Session Discussion and Commentary

10:30 - 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 - 11:45 AM

Abstract Presentations
Moderator: Denise Dougherty

              10:45 - 10:55 AM

William Riley, PhD, University of Minnesota
The Determinants of Implementing Best Practices for Perinatal Units

              10:55 - 11:05 AM

Q&A

              11:05 - 11:15 AM

Andrew Clarkwest, PhD, Mathematica Policy Research
Application of the Regression Discontinuity Design to the QIO 9th SOW and for Rigorous Evaluation of Quality Improvement Programs

              11:15 - 11:25 AM

Q&A

              11:25 - 11:35 AM

Tanya Verrall, PhD, Health Quality Council
Applying Statistical Process Control and Drill Down Pathways with Aggregate Data to Understand the Impact of Releasing Time to Care(TM) in Saskatchewan, Canada  

              11:35 - 11:45 AM

Q&A

11:45 - 1:15 PM

Lunch and Posters

1:15 - 1:20 PM

Session II: Registries for Quality Improvement
Moderator: Peter Margolis

1:15 - 1:20 PM

Overview and Aims

              1:20 - 1:40 PM

Richard B. Colletti - Implementation of a Registry for Quality Improvement

              1:40 - 2:00 PM

Michael Matheny - Use of Registries: Time-Series and Risk-Adjusted Control Charts

              2:00-2:20 PM

Discussion and Commentary

2:20-2:30 PM

Break

2:30-3:35 PM

Session III: New Frontiers for Quality Improvement Research
Moderator: Denise Dougherty

2:30-2:35 PM

Overview and Aims

              2:35 - 2:55 PM

David Atkins - Applicability of Quality Improvement Research for Comparative Effectiveness

              2:55 - 3:15 PM

Don Goldmann MD - How the Science of Improvement Informs Disparities Research

              3:10 - 3:35 PM

Discussion and Commentary

3:35 - 3:45 PM

Break

3:45 - 5:00 PM

Session IV: Call to Arms - Throwing down the Gauntlet
Moderator: David Atkins

3:45 - 3:50 PM

Overview and Aims

              3:50 - 4:10 PM

John Ævretveit PhD - An introduction to Costing Improvements, and Evaluating Complex QI and Implementation Programs

              4:10 - 4:30 PM

Joanne Lynn, MD - From Research to Policy

              4:30 - 4:50 PM

Discussion and Commentary

4:50 - 5:00 PM

Closure and Prep for Tomorrow

5:00 - 6:30 PM

Reception and Posters



Tuesday, May 8, 2012

7:45 - 8:00 AM

AHI Remarks - Paul Miles MD, President

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Abstract Presentations
Moderator: Mark Splaine

              8:00 - 8:10 AM

Michael Bigham, MD, FAAP, Akron Childrens Hospital
A Collaborative Approach to Improving Patient Handoffs

              8:10 - 8:20 AM

Q&A

              8:20 - 8:30 AM

Waqar Ulhassan, PhD Candidate, Karolinska Institute
Effects of Lean on employee outcomes in a Hospital Environment

              8:30 - 8:40 AM

Q&A

              8:40 - 8:50 AM

Sharon Muret-Wagstaff, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard
Using Implementation Science to Test and Spread a Platform for System Solutions in the Operating Room

              8:50 - 9:00 AM

Q&A

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Session V. The Future of Quality Improvement Research
Moderator: Duncan Neuhauser
What the Future Holds for Quality Improvement Research
Brian Mittman, MD

              9:30 - 9:50 AM

Discussion and Commentary

9:50 - 11:45 AM

Session VI. Best Methods in Healthcare Quality Improvement: Purpose, Strengths, & Weaknesses
Moderators: Paul Miles & Marlene Miller

              9:50 - 10:20 AM

Case Presentation: Evaluation of QI Research

              10:20 - 10:25 AM

Instructions for Breakout Groups and Break

              10:25 - 11:15 AM

Attendee Small Group (Roundtable) Discussions and Summary Notes

              11:15 - 11:45 AM

Selective Report Out to Meeting Audience

11:45 - 1:00 PM

Lunch and Posters

1:00 - 2:20 PM

Session VII. Best Methods in Healthcare Quality Improvement: Barriers, Gaps, Recommendations, Future Directions
Moderator: Ted Speroff

              1:00 - 1:50 PM

Attendee Small Group Roundtable Discussions and Summary Notes

              1:50 - 2:20 PM

Selective Report Out to Meeting Audience

2:20 - 230 PM

Break

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Respondents and Audience Q & A and Discussion
Paul Miles, Moderator:
Mark Bauer, Duncan Neuhauser, Peter Margolis, Richard Colletti, Don Goldmann, Michael Matheny, Ted Speroff, Denise Dougherty, David Atkins, JoAnne Lynn, Brian Mittman, John Ævretveit

3:30 PM

Evaluation and Adjournment