From data to wisdom: quality improvement strategies supporting large-scale implementation of evidence-based services

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2005 Apr;14(2):329-49, x. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2004.11.002.

Abstract

The Hawaii Department of Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division has explored various strategies to promote widespread use of empirical evidence to improve the quality of services and outcomes for youth. This article describes a core set of clinical decisions and how several general and local evidence bases may inform those decisions. Multiple quality improvement strategies are illustrated in the context of a model that outlines four phases of evidence: data, information, knowledge, and wisdom.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Health Services
  • Child
  • Child Health Services
  • Evidence-Based Medicine*
  • Hawaii
  • Humans
  • Information Dissemination
  • Mental Health Services / standards*
  • Planning Techniques
  • Program Development*
  • Public Health Administration / standards*
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care*