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Click through the slides to see a preview of the PDSA / PDCA Templates.
The first template can be used to plan out the details of a single PDSA/PDCA. The second template can be used to track multiple iterations of PDSAs.
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The following videos give an overview of the Model for Improvement and Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Cycles. PDSAs can also be referred to as Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) Cycles.
PDSA / PDCA Videos
References
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (2017). Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit. Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Montgomery, T. & Lawrence, J. (2020). Ambulatory Continuous Quality and Process Improvement Training and Procedural Manual. The Ohio State University. Columbus, Ohio, USA.
MoreSteam. (2021). Process Improvement & Lean Six Sigma Toolbox. Retrieved from https://www.moresteam.com/toolbox/
UC Improvement Academy. July 28, 2022. PDSA (Plan Do Study Act) cycles//Testing BEFORE Implementing. Video. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YOq4KXBahM
Content Development
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- Keri Cooper, MBA, RN, CPHQ
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- Amber Clevenger, MBA, LSSGB
- Catherine Quatman-Yates, DPT, PhD
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- Riley Summers, BS
- Lauren Teuschler, M.Ed
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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 an instructional project consultation.
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