Quality Improvement (QI) Toolkit with Templates, Instructions, and Examples
Resource: Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit
This toolkit consists of 10 tools and templates—with instructions and examples—for primary care practices to use for quality improvement (QI) projects. The toolkit supports Key Driver 2: Implement a data-driven quality improvement process to integrate evidence into practice procedures. Tools include:
- Cause and Effect Diagram.
- Driver Diagram.
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FEMA) Tool.
- Flow chart.
- Histogram.
- Pareto Chart.
- PDSA Worksheet.
- Project Planning Form.
- Run Chart.
- Control Chart.
- Scatter Diagram.
The Web site also includes how-to videos for most of the tools.
Institution of origin: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Author(s): Institute for Healthcare Improvement
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Publication date: 2017
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