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Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle and QI Tool Refresher
March 27, 2014
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WELCOME BACK!
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Today’s Agenda• PDSA Refresher
– Quality Improvement Fundamentals– Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle
• Quality Improvement Application
• Wrap-up – Questions and Training Post-assessment
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QI Fundamentals • Definition• Quality Assurance vs. Quality Improvement• Benefits• Four Basic Principles• 3 Key Questions
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QI in Our Terms
“QI is the use of a deliberate and defined improvement process, such as Plan-Do-Study-Act, which is focused on activities that are responsive to community needs and
improving population health. It refers to a continuous and ongoing effort to achieve measurable improvements in the
efficiency, effectiveness, performance, accountability, outcomes, and other indicators of quality in services or
processes which achieve equity and improve the health of the community.”
Bialek, R., Beitsch, L. M., Cofsky, A., Corso, L., Moran, J., Riley, W., & Russo, P. (2009). Proceedings from Accreditation Coalition Workgroup: Quality Improvement in Public Health.
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QA and QI are Not the SameQuality Assurance Quality Improvement
Guarantees quality Raises quality
Relies on inspection Emphasizes prevention
Uses a reactive approach Uses a proactive approach
Looks at compliance with standards
Improves the processes to meet standards
Requires a specific fix Requires continuous efforts
Relies on individuals Relies on teamwork
Examines criteria or requirements
Examines processes or outcomes
Asks, “Do we provide good services?”
Asks, “How can we provide better services?”
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QI Can…
• Reduce cost and redundancy
• Eliminate waste• Streamline processes• Enhance ability to
meet service demand• Increase customer
satisfaction• Improve outcomes!
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QI - Four Basic Principles
• Develop a strong customer (client) focus
• Continually improve all processes
• Involve employees
• Mobilize both data and team knowledge to improve decision-making
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QI – Three Key Questions
1. What are we trying to accomplish?
2. How will we know that a change is an improvement?
3. What changes can we make that will result in improvement?
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Where do we begin?The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Cycle
• PDSA (also known as Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), was made popular by Dr. W. Edwards Deming
• Is widely used by quality professionals, process improvement engineers, & health care professionals
• Science based, data driven, iterative process improvement methodology
• Turns ideas into action and connects that action to learning
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PDSA – An Overview
• Four Stages• Nine Steps• Repeatable Steps• Can be used by one
person, a team, or an agency
• Used to improve existing processes
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Stage One - PLAN• Getting StartedStep 1• Assemble the TeamStep 2• Examine the Current ApproachStep 3• Identify Potential SolutionsStep 4• Develop an Improvement TheoryStep 5
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Stage Two - DO
•Test the TheoryStep 6
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Stage Three - STUDY
•Study the ResultsStep 7
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Stage Four - ACT
• Standardize the Improvement or Develop a New Theory
Step 8
• Establish Future PlansStep 9
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QI Toolbox for the PLAN Stage
• Team Charter - A Tool to Keep You Organized
• Aim Statement - A Tool to Define the Goal
• Process Mapping - A Tool to Examine Current Process Flow
• Fishbone Diagram - A Tool for Identifying Root Causes
• Affinity Diagram - A Tool to Identify Potential Solutions
A Tool to Keep you Organized: Team Charter
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QI Team CharterWhat is it?One to two page document that describes the team’s purpose and targeted improvement.
• Serves as your team’s roadmap• Helps reduce the “now what?” feeling• Helps the team come to agreement regarding:
• Communication• Accountability• Delivery of products
• Evolves over the course of the project18
What to Include:• Team sponsor• Team members and roles• Problem, issue, or opportunity statement• Description of the process improvement• Aim statement• Customers and their needs• Timeline for completing each stage of the PDSA cycle• Timeline and frequency of team meetings• Internal and external stakeholders• Improvement theories (If…Then)
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A Tool to Define the Goal: Aim StatementA concise, specific, written statement that defines precisely what the team hopes to accomplish with its QI efforts.
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Remember the three fundamental questions when writing your aim:1. What are we trying to
accomplish?2. How will we know that a change
is an improvement?3. What changes can we make that
will result in improvement?
Aim Statements
• Include a numerical measure for the target
• Are time specific and measurable
• Define the specific population that will be affected
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A Tool to Examine Process Flow: Process Mapping
• Analyze and improve processes– Identify areas of
complexity and re-work– Generate ideas for
improvement– Illustrate process
improvements
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Preparing to Process Map
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1.• Assemble your QI team
2.• Determine which process needs to be documented
3.• Agree on where the process begins and ends
4. • Agree on the level of detail that will be displayed
5. • Create a list of the steps taken in the current process
6.• Construct your process map by ordering the steps
7.• Identify additional staff to review or provide input on your process map
Symbols used to Process Map• Start & End: An oval is used to show the materials,
information or action (inputs) to start the process or to show the results at the end (output) of the process.
• Activity: A box or rectangle is used to show a task or activity performed in the process. Although multiple arrows may come into each box, usually only one arrow leaves each box.
• Decision: A diamond shows those points in the process where a yes/no question is being asked or a decision is required.
• Flow: An arrow shows the direction or flow of a process. 24
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A Few Hints and Tips
• Map the current process!• It’s okay if team members have different
ideas about how the process works.• Keep steps simple; begin each step with an
action verb.• Process mapping is dynamic!
• Post-it notes, dry-erase markers, & pencils are your friend!
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A Tool for Root Cause Analysis:Fishbone Diagrams
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Fishbone Diagrams - Purpose
• To identify and examine underlying or root causes of a problem
• To identify a target for your improvement that is likely to lead to change
• To explore possible causes of a problem
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Fishbone Diagrams: Construction
Step 1
• Write the Problem/Effect in a box on the far right side of your paper, dry erase board, etc.
Step 2
• Draw an arrow (backbone) leading to that box
Step 3
• Draw smaller arrows (bones) leading to the backbone, and label these arrows with your major causes
Step 4
• For each cause, brainstorm minor causes related to each major cause and note them on the diagram by placing lines on each of the major bones.
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A Tool to Identify Potential Solutions: Affinity Diagrams
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Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
Idea
Idea
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Idea
Idea
Idea
Idea
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Affinity Diagram: Purpose
• Creatively generate a large number of ideas and organize them into natural groupings among them to understand possible solutions to a problem.
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Affinity Diagrams: When to Use
• To generate consensus
• When you need your team to think creatively
• To breakdown communication barriers
• To allow breakthroughs to emerge naturally
• To overcome “team paralysis”32
Affinity Diagrams: Step by Step
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Step 1
• Phrase the issue under discussion as a full sentence
Step 2
• Brainstorm at least 20 ideas or issues• A “typical” Affinity has 40-60 items, but 100 or more are not unusual
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• Simultaneously and quickly sort ideas into 5 to 10 related groupings
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• For each grouping, create summary or header cards using consensus• Strive to capture the essence of all the ideas in each grouping
Questions?
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Break
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PDSA Application
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Lunch
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PDSA Application, con’t
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Next Steps
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Questions?
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Evaluation and Adjourn
Thank you!
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