Section: Module 7: Using Quality Improvement Methods and Tools to Improve Patient Safety | Patient Safety | NextGenU.org
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Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this Module, you should be able to:
- Explain basic principles of quality improvement including use of measures.
- Elaborate quality improvement methods namely, basics of Clinical Practice Improvement (CPI), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Describe tools that are commonly used in quality improvement efforts: flowcharts, cause and effect diagrams (also known as Ishikawa or fishbone diagrams), Pareto charts, and run charts.
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Students mustViewReflect on a quality improvement method that you have applied in your setting which has lead, or might lead, to improved patient safety.
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Quiz: Using quality improvement methods and tools
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TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.