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During this webinar the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) ‘Breakthrough Series’ framework was highlighted as a model Providers may want to use to measure continuous quality improvement (CQI).\nPlan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Model for Improvement\nOut of the ‘Breakthrough Series’ presentation many Providers began implementing the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) model as their tool to measure CQI. PDSA is used to drive continuous improvement. Plan it, try it, observe the results, and act on what is learned, and it is the scientific method adapted for action-oriented learning– hence the cycle imagery.\nThe basic premise of the PDSA is to test changes on a small scale, learn from each small-scale pilot test, refine the change through several PDSA cycles, then implement on a broader scale. After successful implementation of a change, or group of changes for a pilot population, the changes should be communicated and shared with others. Although the majority of Providers are choosing to implement and manage the PDSA model in their organizations, there are a handful of Providers implementing ‘Other’ internal process improvement systems to capture CQI as related to their DSRIP project(s).\n\u000f\nQuestions to Guide Improvement\nThe PDSA model can be broken down into four simple steps that any group can manage:\nStep 1\nCohort team members will ask the key questions that will in turn drive CQI efforts of the cohort:\nWhat are we trying to accomplish?\nHow will we know that a change is an improvement?\nWhat changes can we make that will result in improvement?\nStep 2\nThe cohort participants will be charged with going back to their respective organizations use the PDSA model and implementing new changes for a short period of time (known as an ‘action period’).\nStep 3\nParticipants of the cohort will regroup, share with the cohort participants how the changes impacted their organization, and the cohort will share those findings with region stakeholders.\nStep 4\nThe cohort will reassess what went well and what areas may have room for improvement, and then the cohort will reformulate their PDSA cycle by beginning with step 1.\nPDSA Worksheet\nThe PDSA Worksheet is a useful tool for documenting a test of change. This worksheet is used in the IHI’s \"Methods and Tools for Breakthrough Improvement\" course, the PDSA Worksheet has been used by hundreds of health care organizations.\nCohort participants should use the PDSA worksheet to help the cohort document a test of change. Complete out one PDSA worksheet for each test conducted. The cohort team should test several different changes, and each change will go through several PDSA cycles. The Anchor team encourages participants keep a file (either electronic or hard copy) of all PDSA worksheets – these should be included as part of the semi-annual reporting process to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC).\nThe following page offers an exam","cbCaisrasiy3953h","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisrasiy3953h","docx",239417,"English","# What is Continuous Quality Improvement?\n# Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Model for Improvement\n# Questions to Guide Improvement\n# PDSA Worksheet\n# PDSA Worksheet for Testing Change","[{\"question\":\"What is Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and how does PDSA support it?\",\"answer\":\"CQI focuses on measuring and improving performance through iterative learning. 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