Give yourself a pat on the back. You’re now at the final stage of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle (review other steps here and here)! You’ve planned out your process, conducted your intervention, studied the results, and now it’s time to decide how to act. The Act phase of the cycle helps to determine what you…
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“Do” and “Study” in the PDSA Process
We’re continuing on our Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) series and today are taking a closer look at “Do” and “Study.” As a reminder, the PDSA framework helps organizations implement a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process. You can find a full overview of PDSA in this blog and this video. We break down “Plan” here. Do Now that…
“Plan” in the PDSA Process
You’ve completed your program evaluation (review those steps here) and got back your data results. Now what? After looking at your results, take a moment to assess. Are the results what you expected? Are there things you don’t like about the numbers? Did it bring awareness to an issue? Identifying a problem or issue you…
Does Your Organization Have a Continuous Quality Improvement Process?
During a time when communities and policies are changing, it is important to ensure the programs and services within those communities are constantly evolving to meet the needs of families. The Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) model is an ongoing process for organizations to be able to determine whether or not a change made led to…