Mixed Methods and Quality Research Section

Members of the Mixed Methods and Quality Research Section focus on care quality and access using mixed methods and theories and frameworks from quality improvement and implementation science. They are collaborative researchers who focus on:

  • Quality and safety measurement and assessments.
  • Implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practices.
  • Patient and care team engagement in practice change.
  • Surgical quality and outcomes.
  • Primary preventive care interventions.
  • Multidisciplinary and technology-enhanced care delivery models.

Faculty members in the section provide scientific leadership in partnership with clinical staff, transforming care across Mayo Clinic.

Their work supports institutional priorities for the quality and safety of patient care, including work aligned with these Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery programs:

  • Kern Health Care Delivery Scholars
  • Science of Quality Measurement
  • Surgical Outcomes

Recent investigations led by experts from the Mixed Methods and Quality Research Section include:

  • Evaluation of COVID-19's influence on health outcomes and hospital quality reporting.
  • Development and evaluation of interventions to improve safety and quality for patients and healthcare workers.
  • Evaluation of hospital ranking methodologies.
  • Assessment of opioid use after surgery.
  • Implementation of remote technologies and other home- and community-based models of care.
  • Incorporation of social risk factor data into clinical practice.
  • Interventions to support clinical decision-making and patient-clinician shared decision-making.
  • Venous thromboembolism risk stratification.
  • Transplant patient portal message assessments.

Faculty members provide regional and national leadership in external communities, including the Hospital IMPACT work group, the American College of Surgeons Cancer Research Program, the Health Care Management Division within the Academy of Management, Association for Clinical and Translational Science, and AcademyHealth.