Media and News - Archive
2009
‘Collaboratives - Team effort pays off’ Australian Doctor, 4 September 2009, p40
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‘What patients want’ Australian Doctor, 18 Sept 2009 p35
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‘Collaboratives Program expands scope’ Australian Doctor, 21 August 2009, p6
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‘All aboard for data blitz’ Australian Doctor, 3 July 2009, p42
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Media Release: IFA is pleased to announce the appointment of internationally recognised Professor Michael Kidd to its Board of Directors.
Media Release: Improvement Foundation Australia to introduce two new topics for the APCC Program - July 2009
Two new topics for the Australian Primary care Collaboratives Program will be introduced to Australian general practices through a national Program wave starting in September 2009 Click to Download PDF
APCC add new measures to practice reporting program
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Pulse + IT May 2009, p20-21
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‘GPs urged to measure up’ Weekend Australian - Weekend Health, 21-22 March 2009 p14
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‘AGPAL turmoil over patient outcomes’ Australian Doctor, 27 March 2009, p. 3
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2008
‘Collaboratives - State of Play’ Australian Doctor 12 December 2008, p. 33
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‘Collaboratives funding cuts questioned’ Australian Doctor 31 October 2008, p. 3
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‘Collaboratives succeed but need long term support’ Medical Observer 17 October 2008, p11
News: IF Launches Quality Improvement Masterclass at AGPN Forum - Darwin October 08
Improvement Foundation Australian chose the AGPN Forum for the Australian launch of their Quality Improvement Master Class. The Master Class was delivered to a full-house and received positive reviews from participants.
‘Prevention Push’ Inside story - Medical Observer - 8 August 2008
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‘Second Helping’ In Practice - Australian Doctor -25 July 2008
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2007
Announcement, April 2007
Improvement Foundation establishes operations in Australia
Improvement Foundation (Australia) Ltd is pleased to announce its establishment in Australia with a qualified and experienced team, based in Adelaide, to deliver a range of quality improvement services and programs.
As a not-for-profit organisation the Improvement Foundation (Australia) will focus on the Asia-Pacific hub to promote the collaborative methodology and other quality improvement tools to deliver rapid, systematic and sustainable improvement in the quality of health care and other community services.
The Australian company was formed by the UK Improvement Foundation following its success with the Australian Primary Care Collaboratives Program, to which the UK Improvement Foundation provided significant support and intellectual property.
The Improvement Foundation (Australia) has begun working with the Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) in implementing the Continuous Quality Improvement Initiative which provides an excellent opportunity for Indigenous health organisations to achieve, embed and sustain a culture of continuous quality improvement. Improvement Foundation (Australia) is also working with divisions of general practice providing quality improvement training workshops.
Should you have any questions or require any further information please contact our office on (08) 8422 7400 or enquiries@improve.org.au
Last Updated 15 September 2011
What is the Model for Improvement?
The Model for Improvement provides a framework for developing, testing and implementing changes. It helps to break down a change effort into small, manageable chunks which are then tested to ensure that things are improving and that no effort is wasted. It is always worth remembering that while every improvement is certainly a change, every change is not an improvement.
The Model for Improvement consists of two equal parts; the first part, the “thinking part”, consists of three fundamental questions to guide improvement work:
- What are we trying to accomplish?
- How will we know that a change is an improvement?
- What changes can we make that will result in an improvement?
For more information about the Model for Improvement visit: http://apcc.org.au/about_the_APCC/the_model_for_improvement/
What is the Collaborative Methodology?
Adapted from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement’s Breakthrough Series Collaborative methodology, in the Australian context, the Collaborative methodology is used as a framework for the APCC Program. This methodology has been applied to a wide range of management challenges. Originally applied to healthcare systems in the USA, it has since been adopted in other countries, including the UK, Scotland, Canada and New Zealand.
The Collaborative methodology is proven to be highly effective in achieving large scale systems change and demonstrating measurable outcomes. It provides a generic quality improvement model that can be applied to achieve incremental, rapid and locally relevant improvements across a broad range of clinical and practice business issues.