Key Driver Diagram

The following video is an overview of the Key Driver Diagram. The Key Driver Diagram, also known as a KDD, is a tool that can be used throughout a QI project. KDDs can help organize your ideas and explore potential factors that will help reach the aim of the project.

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References

Bennett, Grunow, Park Improvement Science at Your Fingertips: A Compilation of Resources for Coaches of Improvement Science. 2022. Improvement Collective and ISC LLC. San Francisco: CA

Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (2017). Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit. Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Ryan White. April 22, 2021. CQII April TA Webinar : Learn About Driver Diagrams from the Experts! Video. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xJiQ_lMsKA.

UC Improvement Academy. April 17, 2023. Key Driver Diagram//A Tool to Organize, Communicate and Enhance Improvement Work. Video. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Ezrr9YYFs

UHMBT. April 11, 2023. What is a Driver Diagram. Video. YouTube.  https://youtu.be/XnmwQkb9vZo?si=iIcO-UC-2HPnLfDR.

Content Development

Primary Script Writer (select to reveal) 
  • Catherine Quatman-Yates, DPT, PhD
Script Collaborators (select to reveal) 
  • Lindsay Harmon-Matthews, PT, DPT, MPH, CPHQ
  • Allison Heacock, MD
  • Lauren Teuschler, M.Ed
Acknowledged Contributors (select to reveal) 
  • Keri Cooper, MBA, RN, CPHQ
  • Erin Heuser MBOE, RT(R)(T), LSSBB, CCMP
  • Riley Summers, BS

Video Production

Video animation and production by Jaclyn Gish-Lieberman, EdD, an Instructional Designer Senior Specialist in the Office of Curriculum and Scholarship for the College of Medicine. Visit the OCS Site to book a instructional project consultation.

Please reach out to osu-qi-hub@osumc.edu with any questions.