Milestone 14: Practice uses an organized approach (e.g. use of PDSAs, Model for Improvement, Lean, FMEA, Six Sigma) to identify and act on improvement opportunities.
Goal: The practice fully incorporates regular improvement methodology to execute change ideas in the practice setting.
Strategies
Strategies
- Use an interdisciplinary staff committee to lead change and improvement within the organization
- Use a defined model, like the Model for Improvement, as the QI structure
- Establish a QI committee that includes staff from clinical and administrative settings as well as finance
- Define specific timelines for improvement with identified opportunities
Resources
Resources
QIToolkit_PDSAWorksheet (2).pdf
Blank-Standard-Work-Document.docx
PDSA-Model-and-Template.doc