Academy Health. (2017).  Evaluating complex health interventions: a guide to rigorous research designs.  http://www.academyhealth.org/files/AH_Evaluation_Guide_FINAL.pdf.  This is a great, user-friendly guide that explains the rationale and uses of various study methods (e.g., different types of RCTs, quasi-experimental methods like interrupted time series, etc.) to assess health interventions.

Artino AR et al. (2011). Avoiding five common pitfalls of survey design. Academic Medicine 86 (10): 1327.  This is a one-page super helpful guide to common mistakes made in survey design – a must read!

Higgins D. (2016). “M&Ms – delicious candy or critical patient safety tool?” Presentation given at Seattle Children’s Hospital Patient Safety Conference, 6/1/16. D Higgins 2016 M and M Pt Safety Conference.

Hussain SA et al. (2016). Successful resident engagement in quality improvement: The Detroit Medical Center story. JGME 8 (2): 214-218. Access with UW NetID here.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School Courses.  For an introduction to QI principles, we suggest QI Modules 101-105.  Access courses here, with first-time instructions here: IHI Open School Course Instructions.

IPASS Observer Checklist and Coaching Form, adapted from SCH Maintenance of Certification Handoff Coaching Project (courtesy of Jimmy Beck).

Lown Institute is committed to high-value care and distributes an informative, eye-opening weekly digest called RightCare Weekly.  You can learn more about their mission, work, upcoming conferences and resources here.

Porter ME. (2010).  What is value in health care? N Engl J Med 363: 2477-2481. Access with UW NetID here.

Wong BM, Sullivan GM.  (2016). How to write up your quality improvement initiatives for publication. JGME 8 (2): 128-133. Access with UW NetID here.