Knowledge exchange in health-care commissioning

"The aim of this research from 2011 to 2014 was to study knowledge exchange between these external providers and health-care commissioners to learn about knowledge acquisition and transformation, the role of external providers and the benefits of contracts between external providers and health-care commissioners."

Knowledge exchange in health-care commissioning: case studies of the use of commercial, not-for-profit and public sector agencies, 2011-14
L Wye, E Brangan, A Cameron, J Gabbay, J Klein, C Pope
Health Services and Delivery Research  2015;3(19)

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Improvement FUNdamentals - free online course

"A new and innovative online course for those involved in health and care (starting 13 April 2015)

Are you:

• Committed to improving health and care? 
• Eager to put improvement ideas into practice?
• Wanting to study at a time and place to suit you?
• Keen to connect with a global improvement community?

If so then you are not alone, Improvement FUNdamentals is for you!

• Delivered entirely online via videos, articles and exercises
• Featuring live knowledge exchange events, allowing you to learn from experts and debate and connect with other participants
• Offered free to anyone interested in improving health and care"

Find out more here.

Ward round documentation in a major trauma centre: can we improve patient safety?

"We show that our new system of note keeping for use during ward rounds in a major trauma centre improves both the quality and consistency of ward round entries. It consolidates each member of the team’s knowledge about each patient, and contributes to effective handover. "

Ward round documentation in a major trauma centre: can we improve patient safety?
G Green, A Aframian, J Bernard
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2014;3: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u206189.w2537

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A qualitative analysis of information sharing for children with medical complexity within and across health care organizations

"Information exchange is critically important in high quality care of complex patients at high risk for poor care coordination. Written care plans for children with medical complexity are an excellent test case for how well information sharing is currently occurring. The purpose of this study was to identify the barriers to and facilitators of information sharing for CMC across providers, care settings, and families."

A qualitative analysis of information sharing for children with medical complexity within and across health care organizations
L Quigley, A Lacombe-Duncan, S Adams, C Moore Hepburn, E Cohen
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:283

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CCG Learning Environment

The NHS England/NHS Commissioning Assembly Learning Environment hosts a range of knowledge sharing tools for CCGs, allowing them to share best practice and seek advice and support. The website includes case studies, private forums, a search tool to identify similar CCGs, and a directory of support providers.

Find out more and access all the resources here.

Facilitating knowledge exchange between health-care sectors, organisations and professions

"Relatively little is known about how people and groups who function in boundary-spanning positions between different sectors, organisations and professions contribute to improved quality of health care and clinical outcomes."

Facilitating knowledge exchange between health-care sectors, organisations and professions: a longitudinal mixed-methods study of boundary-spanning processes and their impact on health-care quality
L Nasir, G Robert, M Fischer, I Norman, T Murrells, P Schofield
National Institute for Health Research
Health Services and Delivery Research, October 2013, 1(7)

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