PDSA, root cause analysis, workflow redesign, tools, tips
This session focuses on changing the narrative around change fatigue. Participants explored strategies to avoid and overcome change fatigue, assess readiness for change, and maintain continuity when leadership changes. The case study highlights the potential impact of change on residents.
This document provides a high-level overview of the Plan-Do-Study-Act approach to quality improvement, as well as a worksheet you can use for your own PDSA cycles.
Several factors emerging during the COVID pandemic combined to form a perfect storm that significantly reduced access to outpatient dialysis for patients in Oregon and Washington. Many people had to board in hospitals to receive dialysis.
A study in the National Journal of Drug Policy finds that approximately 86.6% of individuals with OUD nationwide who may benefit from MOUD treatment do not receive it.
Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) often use the emergency department (ED) as their sole source of health care. However, management of OUD services are rarely available in EDs. Staff understand the need but may lack the knowledge and skills to effectively treat these patients.
Nursing facility staff are underprepared to identify threats to patient safety and effectively lead quality improvement (QI) and resident safety projects. This gap in knowledge and skills contributes to poor clinical outcomes and resident harm.
