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Quality Improvement Project

Quality Improvement Project. AIM OF PROJECT PLAN. What will the project accomplish (what variable will be improved)? What phase of the lab will this Improvement Plan target? Pre-Analytical Analytical Post –Analytical

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Quality Improvement Project

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  1. Quality Improvement Project

  2. AIM OF PROJECT PLAN • What will the project accomplish (what variable will be improved)? • What phase of the lab will this Improvement Plan target? Pre-Analytical Analytical Post –Analytical • Why do you want to target this variable? (Provide background data / information)

  3. PLAN: • How do you plan to organize this project? • How long do you estimate this project will take to complete? • What resources are required to organize and complete this project? • People: • Materials: • Monies: • Who will benefit from the success of this project?

  4. PLAN: • Define the variable to be measured: • How will you measure progress of this plan? • Measurement Method / Tool: • How often will you measure progress? (weekly, monthly) • How long will you measure progress? • Define acceptable results you expect to achieve: • Who is responsible for conducting & monitoring the activities for this plan? • How will the results be evaluated at each review point?

  5. DO: • How will you explain the IP to your lab staff? • Staff meeting? • What steps will you take to gain staff buy-in and assistance? • Show HOW their involvement will benefit ‘them’ and improve ‘patient care’ • What is the Corrective Action proposal (How will you implement your IP)? • Date for follow-up of Corrective Action?

  6. CHECK: • This is when and where you review the “DO” that you established: • Do you see improvement from your baseline data? • Are you still on schedule to meet the acceptable results you defined in the PLAN section? Why or why not? • What obstacles have slowed progress? • What sped up progress? • Do you need to change part of the PLAN & DO? If so, list the changes and review date to measure new plan:

  7. ACT: • Was your Corrective Action Effective? • Describe how (why) if answer is YES: • Describe how (why) if answer is NO: may need to go back and review / edit the DO section and then follow-up with CHECK to achieve expected results 2. If Improvement Project Plan/DO/CHECK achieved acceptable results: • Share results at a staff meeting • Share results at inter-departmental hospital meeting and tell how IP benefits hospital / patient care

  8. TIPS for SUCCESS: • Involve your staff • It takes 21 consecutive days to effect any change of behavior • Offer praise to staff for assisting in project at appropriate times • Don’t get discouraged. Many times you will have to change your Corrective Action to achieve your Acceptable Results (if implementing change was easy- there would be little need for Improvement Projects!)

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