QI Platform Training - All Resources
Below, you can find all the resources for each lesson.
Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 | Lesson 5
Lesson 6 | Lesson 7 | Lesson 8 | Lesson 9 | Lesson 10 | Lesson 11
Lesson 1: Model for Improvement
Articles
- What is ‘‘quality improvement’’ and how can it transform healthcare?
- Getting started with the model for improvement - the model in practice
- Model for Improvement Part 1: A Framework for Health Care Quality
- Model for Improvement Part 2: Measurement and Feedback for Quality Improvement Efforts
- Video Resources: Model for Improvement
- Using the Model for Improvement and Plan-Do-Study-Act to Effect SMART Change and Advance Quality
Tools
- Improvement Science Step by Step Cheat Sheet
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement - QI Essentials Toolkit
Lesson 2: Foundations for Teams
Articles
- The Discipline of Teams by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith
- How effective is teamwork really? The relationship between teamwork and performance in healthcare teams: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Video Resources: Foundation for High Performing Teams
Tools
Lesson 3: Process Mapping
Articles
- Primary care workflow process mapping of medication-related activities performed by non-provider staff: A pilot project's approach
- Application of process mapping to understand integration of high risk medicine care bundles within community pharmacy practice
- Process mapping in healthcare: a systematic review
- Process Mapping: A Cornerstone of Quality Improvement
- Video Resources: Process Mapping
Tools
- Perception Mapping: What do you think your organization does well and could do better?
- Process Map Template
Lesson 4: SMART Aim
Articles
Tools
Lesson 5: Key Driver Diagram
Articles
- Driver diagram serves as tool for building and testing theories for improvement
- Criteria for evaluating programme theory diagrams in quality improvement initiatives: a structured method for appraisal
- Video Resources: Key Driver Diagram (KDD)
Tools
Lesson 6: Measurement 101
Articles
Lesson 7: IBD Qorus QI Reports
Lesson 8: Plan-Do-Study-Act
Articles
- A primer on PDSA: executing plan–do–study–act cycles in practice, not just in name
- Video Resources: Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA)
- The problem with Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles
- Systematic review of the application of the plan–do–study–act method to improve quality in healthcare
Tools
- PDSA Tracker Worksheet
- PDSA run chart worksheet coin exercise
- Coin Spin Exercise Presentation
- PDSA Coin Exercise Facilitator Prompts
Lesson 9: Run Charts
Articles
Tools
- Run Chart Template and Example
- Run Chart Instructions
- Run Chart Checklist and Coaching Tips
- Run Chart Rules
Lesson 10: Statistical Process Control
Articles
- Statistical process control as a tool for research and healthcare improvement
- Video Resources: Statistical Process Control
Lesson 11: Data Driven Improvement Story
Articles
- SQUIRE 2.0 (Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence): revised publication guidelines from a detailed consensus process
- Healthcare improvement is incomplete until it is published: the cystic fibrosis initiative to support scholarly publication
Tools
- Data Driven Improvement Story - 12 Slide Template
- Improvement Story Template - TTT
- Improvement Story Template - Urgent Care
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)