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Getting Started
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open SchoolIHI has educational videos to get you started. The Open School is FREE to residents. Select ENROLL to create an account. Make sure you put down that you are a student!!
-Browse Catalog, search for the course you want, need. You can choose specific, or use QI or GME to look for potential ones. See below for some recommendations.Recommendations:
QI 101: Introduction to Healthcare Improvement
QI 102: How to Improve with the Model of Improvement
QI 103: Testing & Measuring Changes with a PDSA Cycle
- VIdeo: Model for Improvement Clip 1An overview of how to create a model for improvement
- Video: Model for Improvement Clip 2Continuation of explaining the Model for Improvement
- How To Improve HealthcareOverview of the Model for ImprovementDescribes how to select an AIM and implement a PDSA cycle
Publishing a QI project: Guidelines and Checklist
- SQUIRE-EDU (Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence in Education): Publication Guidelines for Educational ImprovementWeb page - Rubric developed my journal editors of how to structure manuscript and information to include if seeking publication.
- Explanation and Elaboration of SQUIRE 2.0 GuidelinesFurther explanation, with examples, of what to include in the manuscript
- How to Write Up Your Quality Improvement Initiatives for PublicationStep by step guide of how to write up the manuscript.
Examples of Published Quality Improvement Projects
- The Journal of Healthcare QualityA journal the publishes QI projects across specialties.
QI Project Ideas
- BMSH Key Performance IndicatorsBSMH has many quality initiatives (KPIs) ongoing. Your QI project can support the larger ministry goals.
- Clinical Learning Environment (CLER) ACGMEACGME sets different goals that could be great resident QI projects.
- Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource CenterPublicly funded organization who's mission to improve access to quality healthcare to all Ohioans. Implements QI projects and shares how-to-guides
- IHI Improvement AreasTopics for improvement and resources and tools to create projects.
Worksheets and Guides
- QI Essential ToolkitDescriptions and instructions for various tools used in QI, developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Developing an AIM statementWorksheet to walk you through developing an AIM statement and plan a project
- QI Project Worksheet & Planning ToolGuide on how to develop a project and a worksheet to plan and monitor the project.
Plan Do Study Act
- Video: Plan Do Study ActVideo from BSMH Reliability team briefly describing the PDSA cycle
- PDSA Development GuideDescribes what should go in to each section. Helps you develop a project.
- BSMH PDSA WorksheetA worksheet to plan and track your project
- Video: Carrying out a PDSA CycleVideo walking through an example of a PDSA cycle.
Cause & Effect (FIshbone)
- Video: How to Create a Cause & Effect DiagramVideo from IHI on how to complete a Cause & Effect Diagram
- Cause & Effect PlanningWalks you through the steps of completing a fishbone diagram.
- Cause & Effect (Fishbone) Diagram TemplateTemplate & examples of a fishbone diagram.
Additional Reading on How to Do a QI Project
- Quality Improvement Feature Series Article 1: Introduction to Quality ImprovementJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2018, Pages 6–10, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/pix061
- Quality Improvement Feature Series Article 2: Displaying and Analyzing Quality Improvement DataJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2018, Pages 100–103, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/pix077
- Quality Improvement Feature Series Article 3: Writing and Reviewing Quality Improvement ManuscriptsJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2018, Pages 188–190, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/pix078
- LEAN/ A3 Self-guided CurriculumAdditional resources created by BSMH Reliability Office
Resources to Learn History & Background of Quality Improvement in Healthcare
- To Err Is Human Building a Safer Health System (2000)Institute of Medicine. 2000. To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/9728To Err Is Human breaks the silence that has surrounded medical errors and their consequence--but not by pointing fingers at caring health care professionals who make honest mistakes. After all, to err is human. Instead, this book sets forth a national agenda--with state and local implications--for reducing medical errors and improving patient safety through the design of a safer health system.
- AHRQ Quality ImprovementQuality improvement (QI) is essential to achieving the triple aim of improving the health of the population, enhancing patient experiences and outcomes, and reducing the per capita cost of care, and to improving provider experience.
- Academy HealthAcademyHealth improves health and health care for all by advancing evidence to inform policy and practice.
- Turn the Lights On, IHI PodcastA podcast that aims to improve healthcare worldwide by shedding light on healthcare issues through thought-provoking conversations.By demystifying healthcare problems, we hope to activate both the public and healthcare professionals to help us accelerate changes leading to health and healthcare improvements worldwide. Our discussions cover various topics such as healthcare delivery, health equity, quality, and social justice. The podcast features solutions from around the world and encourages listeners to take action
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