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Healthcare Improvement Science (HIS) is an umbrella term that aims to increase efficiency, efficacy, quality, and outcomes in healthcare. [HIS] draws on knowledge from various sources including research. It serves as a connection between clinical work, management, leadership, and factors like multidisciplinary teams, patient safety, quality management, change management, and professional development. [HIS] encompasses all actions like practice, education, science, and policy that can lead to better health treatments, system performance, and professional learning to benefit communities. [HIS] requires flexibility and responsibility in understanding, theories of knowledge, and applying research evidence to healthcare improvement strategies.
1 wp3 working definition 27 november 2013
- 1. ISTEW WP4 Meeting Nov 2013 Agenda Improvement Science Training for European Healthcare Workers Workpackage No. 3: DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAR DEFINITION OF HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE (HIS) Wednesday 27 November at 1700 GMT WORKING DEFINITION OF HIS Prepared by Dr Brigita Skela Savi, Associate Professor (CNJ) Definition (proposal): Healthcare Improvement Science (HIS) is frame for reach efficiency, efficacy and quality in health and social care. HIS depends on knowledge from a wide range of sources, not just research. HIS is a link (connection) with numerous variables in clinical work and management/leadership work like are: multi- disciplinary approach, patients involvement, patients safety, total quality management, change management, personal involvement of healthcare/social workers, personal development and responsibility, team work/group work, connection between practice-theory-problems- research, etc. HIS is thus an umbrella term for all actions (practice, education, science and policy), which can lead to better health treatment outcomes (health), better system performance (care) and better professional development (learning) and also healthier communities. HIS thus also demands flexibility and responsibility in our understandings, in our theories of knowledge and in our use of research evidences in health care improvements strategy. Key words: Kew words for HIS in your national language: Sources: Alan Taylor. First attempt at a synthesis of definitions, 24 November 2013. Barbara ODonnell. NVIVO codes for definition of Improvement Science, 26 November 2013 Contributions of members WP 4. Jesenice, 27. 11. 2013 1