From: Quality improvement in small office settings: an examination of successful practices
Motivators to Measure | Â | Motivators to Improve | Â |
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Identification of problem by practice leader | N = 23; 58% | Identification of problem by practice leader | N = 28; 71% |
Training in quality measurement or improvement | N = 16; 42% | Available solution that appeared feasible | N = 21; 55% |
Available product or tool | N = 12; 32% | Trends evident in data | N = 20; 53% |
Encouragement from colleagues, societies | N = 8; 21% | Comparing performance to benchmarks | N = 15; 39% |
Dissatisfaction/loss of clinicians | N = 7; 18% | Examination of trends by colleagues | N = 12; 32% |
Identification of problem by consultant | N = 6; 16% | Identification of problem by consultant | N = 9; 24% |
Financial incentives | N = 5; 13% | Financial incentives | N = 7; 18% |
Pressures from plans, purchasers, etc. | N = 5; 13% | Dissatisfaction/loss of clinicians | N = 6; 16% |
Dissatisfaction/loss of patients | N = 2; 5% | Pressures from plans, purchasers, etc. | N = 3; 8% |
Publication of report on safety, errors | N = 2; 5% | Publication of report on safety, errors | N = 3; 8% |
Dissatisfaction/loss of support staff | N = 1; 3% | Dissatisfaction/loss of patients | N = 3; 8% |
Malpractice losses/increased premiums | N = 0 | Dissatisfaction/loss of support staff | N = 1; 3% |
 |  | Initiation of public reporting | N = 1; 3% |