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Avoiding failure: tools for successful and sustainable quality-improvement projects

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Involvement in successful and sustained quality improvement can be a very rewarding experience. However, it can be very difficult work. Up to 70% of attempted organizational change is not sustained. There are many reasons why quality-improvement projects might not be successful. In this article, the author reviews items associated with an increased or decreased likelihood of success. Such items have been categorized as structural issues, human issues and environmental context. This paper is intended to serve those embarking on quality-improvement projects as a resource to help position them for success.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, 6701 Fannin St., Suite 470, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

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Donnelly, L.F. Avoiding failure: tools for successful and sustainable quality-improvement projects. Pediatr Radiol 47, 793–797 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-017-3823-z

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