Determinants of sustained physician engagement in obstetric QI: a TICD-guided qualitative study
Findings suggest that sustaining physician involvement in QI may be facilitated by participatory leadership, institutional investment (including protected time), and alignment with physician values and patient-centered priorities. Balancing standardization with adaptability and embedding longitudinal QI education were viewed as important for reducing maternal health disparities and improving implementation.
Authors
- Robert J. Sokol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1771-9786)
- Emily K. Kobernik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3121-2079)
- Saanie Sulley
Institutions
- Wayne State University (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- Healthy Start (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Implementation Science Communications
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-026-00898-y
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00