Table 2.

Selected barriers and suggested areas for future research when conducting audit and feedback for quality improvement in primary care

BARRIERS IDENTIFIEDAREAS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
Discordance between patient-centred ideals and quality improvement goalsHolistic measures of quality covering all domains—effectiveness measures must have patient-level data
Competing priorities and goal conflictProvide data for areas of high priority and focus on improvement for higher-risk patients
Lack of technical expertise or human resources dedicated to quality improvementExternal support to manage data and support quality improvement activities while developing in-house capacity