"Network evaluation of an innovation platform in continuous quality imp" by Frances Clare Cunningham, Boyd Alexander Potts et al.
Background: From 2014 to 2019, the Centre for Research Excellence in Integrated Quality Improvement (CRE-IQI) was evaluated as an innovation platform focusing on continuous quality improvement in Indigenous Australian primary healthcare. Although social network analysis (SNA) is a recognized method for evaluating the functioning, collaboration and effectiveness of innovation platforms, applied research is limited. This study applies SNA to evaluate the CRE-IQI’s functioning as an innovation platform. Methods: Two surveys (2017, 2019) were conducted using social survey and network methods. Su...