Qualitative research — such as conducting focus groups and interviews with patients and providers — can yield rich results to help guide evidence-based strategies for improving health care and health policy. But with health care practices and policies constantly changing, many qualitative methods and analytic processes can’t match the speed at which health care decision-makers must act.
To help meet this challenge, Clarissa Hsu, PhD, an associate investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI), led the development of the Rapid Group Analysis Process (Rap-GAP) — a new method for qualitative analysis that’s faster and more efficient than existing approaches, while also elevating diverse voices in the process.
Her team included KPWHRI Collaborative Scientists Laurel Hansell, MA, MPH, and Jess Mogk, MPH, who leads several projects for KPWHRI’s Center for Accelerating Care Transformation (ACT Center) — as well as Claire Allen, MPH, who manages KPWHRI’s Collaborative Science Division and co-leads strategy and operations for the ACT Center.
