2012
A Systems Approach to Improving Rural Care in Ethiopia
Bradley EH, Byam P, Alpern R, Thompson JW, Zerihun A, Abeb Y, Curry LA. A Systems Approach to Improving Rural Care in Ethiopia. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e35042. PMID: 22558113, PMCID: PMC3338815, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health care unitsHealth care unitsAntenatal careCare unitSkilled birth attendance ratesHealth post staffWoreda health officePrimary health careFront-line providersLow-income settingsHealth improvement effortsPositive deviance studyImpact of interventionsHealth centersRural careMultiple interventionsHealth OfficeHealth systemHealth officialsAttendance ratesCareHealth careInterventionEffective healthSingle study
2011
Access and quality of rural healthcare: Ethiopian Millennium Rural Initiative
Bradley E, Thompson JW, Byam P, Webster TR, Zerihun A, Alpern R, Herrin J, Abebe Y, Curry L. Access and quality of rural healthcare: Ethiopian Millennium Rural Initiative. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2011, 23: 222-230. PMID: 21467077, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCommunity Health CentersDelivery of Health CareDelivery, ObstetricEthiopiaFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHIV InfectionsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPostnatal CarePrenatal CareQuality of Health CareRural PopulationYoung AdultConceptsPrimary healthcare unitsAntenatal care coverageHealth centersAntenatal careCare coverageHealth post levelOutpatient visit ratesHealthcare unitsHealthcare servicesHealth postsRural careUnmet needVisit ratesHIVFocus group participantsRural initiativesOutpatient volumeSystems-based approachGroup participantsRural settingsCareSignificant increaseRural healthcare servicesRural healthcareFocus group data
2010
Quality improvement in community health centres: the role of microsystem characteristics in the implementation of a diabetes prevention initiative
Santana C, Nunez-Smith M, Camp A, Ruppe E, Berg D, Curry L. Quality improvement in community health centres: the role of microsystem characteristics in the implementation of a diabetes prevention initiative. BMJ Quality & Safety 2010, 19: 290. PMID: 20558473, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.033530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCommunity Health CentersCooperative BehaviorDiabetes MellitusEvidence-Based PracticeHealth Plan ImplementationHumansOrganizational ObjectivesOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient Care TeamPatient SafetyPlanning TechniquesQualitative ResearchQuality ImprovementUnited States
2008
Centers Speak Up: The Clinical Context for Health Information Technology in the Ambulatory Care Setting
Leu MG, Cheung M, Webster TR, Curry L, Bradley EH, Fifield J, Burstin H. Centers Speak Up: The Clinical Context for Health Information Technology in the Ambulatory Care Setting. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2008, 23: 372-378. PMID: 18373132, PMCID: PMC2359517, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0488-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbulatory care settingsClinical contextHealth information technologyCare settingsHealth ITLarge primary care organizationHealth center networkCommunity health centersPrimary care organizationsHealth IT adoptionProvider educationMedication managementHealth centersPatient educationClinical practiceAudio-recorded interviewsDesignQualitative studyCare organizationsConstant comparative methodClinical tasksClinical domainsPractice efficiencySemi-structured interviewsObjectiveToBackgroundClinicians