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Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks: Working at the Interface Between Research and Quality Improvement

James W. Mold and Kevin A. Peterson
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2005, 3 (suppl 1) S12-S20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.303
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    Diagram of practice-based research involving clinicians in research steps.

    Note: Diagram constructed by Nutting at the Primary Care Methods Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2000.

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    Geographic organization of the Oklahoma Physicians Resource/Research Network (OKPRN) into pods, with a practice enhancement assistant (PEA) assigned to each pod.

    OU-HSC = Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center.

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    Table 1.

    Traditional Distinctions Between Research and Quality Improvement

    CharacteristicResearchQuality Improvement
    IntentDiscoveryApplication
    Impetus driven byCurrent state of knowledgeNeeds of end users
    CircumstanceOptionalOften required
    FoundationTheory-drivenApplication-driven
    PhilosophyNaturalismPragmatism
    ConductPreplannedIterative
    ConsentRequiredImplied
    Source of dataMultiple organizationsSingle organization
    AudienceMultiple organizationsSingle organization
    Deviation from usual practiceSignificantMinimal
    Unit of analysisPatient or clinicianClinician or practice
    Outcome measuresStudy specific/additionalRoutinely collected data
    Evaluation criteriaScientific rigorProcess validity
    Benefit to participantsLittle direct benefit to most participantsDirect benefit to most participants
    Level of risk/burden to participantsHigherLower
    TimelineYearsWeeks or months
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