Table 1.

The eight hospital-related improvement collaboratives of the Norwegian Medical Association

Year	Topic	Number of projects	Examples of the measurable aims of the single projects within each Improvement collaborative
1999	Cesarean Section	23	Reduce the cesarean sectio rate to para 0 by 20%.
2000	Intensive Care	15	Reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation by 20% by an optimization of the sedation; reduce length of ICU stay by 10%.
2001	The Use of Restraints	18	Reduce the use of mechanical restrains in psychiatric therapy by 25%.
2003	Serious Affective Disorders	23	Reduce the MADRS score by 50% and the length of stay by 50%.
2004	ADHD	33	Reduce the time from admission to diagnosis by 30%
2005	Quality & Efficacy in Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics	30	Increase the quality of the preliminary feedback to the primary care physician by 50%
2006	Substance Abuse	24	Increase the quality of the admission process by 50%
2011	Early Intervention in Psychiatric Disorders	23	Reduce the days between first time referrals by 50%, and the age of the patients by 25%.