Development of a minimization instrument for allocation of a hospital-level performance improvement intervention to reduce waiting times in Ontario emergency departments

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Rigorous evaluation of an intervention requires that its allocation be unbiased with respect to confounders; this is especially difficult in complex, system-wide healthcare interventions. We developed a short survey instrument to ide...

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Main Authors: Anderson Geoff, Rowe Brian H, Zwarenstein Merrick, Guttmann Astrid, Leaver Chad, Stukel Therese, Golden Brian, Bell Robert, Morra Dante, Abrams Howard, Schull Michael J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Implementation Science
Online Access:http://www.implementationscience.com/content/4/1/32