Accelerating Improvement - Ohio Perinatal Quality ...

1 Through collaborative use of Improvement sciencemethods, reduce preterm births & improve Perinatal and preterm newborn outcomesin Ohio as quickly as ImprovementPlan-Do-Study-ActTeam TimePDSA Cycles PDSA Cycles help us execute true tests by helping QI teams: THINK SMALL Develop detailed plans to execute the tests of change (who, when, ) Be methodical and make predictions Allow rapid adaptation and implementation of changes in busy healthcare settings Key Points for initial PDSAs on smallest scale possible A cycle of one usually best Failed cycles are good learning opportunities, particularly when small move to implementation, test under as many conditions as possible Think about factors that could lead to breakdowns, supports needed, naysayers identify the prediction or hypothesis before testing the change Allows improved learning from failures and refinement of your theoryPDSA from a participating.

2 Increase communication amongst care team members (including families) and close communication gaps between disciplines on the care team with the NAS population Do: Do NAS rounds on 1 NAS patient using Vocera to allow parents/family to participate in rounds. Call family via Vocera and have them participate in rounds since transportation is a barrier for so many of our families. Study: Review compliance and parent involvement for that 1 NAS patient. Investigate if this was viewed as beneficial for the parent as well as for the multi-disciplinary care : Adapt- After feedback from team, this approach may not be feasible on a daily basis, but was very beneficial to all for the initial multidisciplinary QI Fundamentals Course: Webinars provide an opportunity for network teams (or in some cases, individual team members) who want to develop the necessary skills to achieve team & network outcomes through the application of QI series will consist of monthly 60 minute webinars from September 2016 February 2017.

3 Additionally, we will be splitting up the teams into 2 cohorts, one taking place on Tuesdays from 2-3pmand the other on Wednesdays from Time Brainstorm, coming up with a plan for your PDSA. Complete the PDSA Worksheet from the top thru the steps of your P (Plan cycle) REMEMBER!: Do initial PDSAs on the smallest scale possible; a cycle of one usually is best Steal Shamelessly Think about some of the examples shared by other teams in the Storyboard Session. Could you test something similar at your hospital?We will have a report out via Poll Everywhere at 3:40pmReport Out from TeamsTop Storyboard Awards