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The use of positive deviance approach to improve health service delivery and quality of care: a scoping review

202412 citationsOpen accessBahir Dar University

Abstract

The scoping review findings have indicated that healthcare systems have been able to enhance quality, reduce errors, and improve patient outcomes by identifying lessons from those who exhibit exceptional practices and implementing successful strategies in their practice. All the outcomes of PD-based research, however, are dependent on the first step of identifying true PDs. Hence, it is critical that PDs are identified using objective and validated measures of performance as failure to identify true PDs can subsequently lead to failure in identifying best practices for learning and dissemination to other contextually similar settings.

Research topics

  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Healthcare Quality and Management
  • Health Policy Implementation Science

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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-10850-2

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