PDSA
Transcript: PDSA What is it? The model for improvement provides a framework for developing, testing and implementing changes leading to improvement. It is based in scientific method and moderates the impulse to take immediate action with the wisdom of careful study. Using PDSA cycles enables you to test out changes on a small scale, building on the learning from these test cycles in a structured way before wholesale implementation. This gives stakeholders the opportunity to see if the proposed change will succeed and is a powerful tool for learning from ideas that do and don’t work. This way, the process of change is safer and less disruptive for patients and staff PDSA WHAT IT'S? When to use it When planning any improvement or change to work processes, it is essential to know what you want to achieve, how you will measure improvement and to be explicit about the idea to be tested. You may not get the results you expect so it is safer and more effective to test out improvements on a small scale before implementing them across the board. Text Steps in the PDSA Cycle Steps Step 1: Plan Plan the test or observation, including a plan for collecting data Step 2: Do Try out the test on a small scale. Step 3: Study Set aside time to analyze the data and study the results. Step 4: Act Refine the change, based on what was learned from the test. Increasing confidence An idea is only potential; it could result in positive outcomes or negative ones. Finding flexibility Testing creates time to adapt change to local conditions. Identifying side-effects Every action can have an opposite reaction, and QI work is no different. Minimizing resistance People are creatures of habit and will often resist change, especially if they’re presented with something completely new ADVANTAGES advantages Use the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Worksheet to help your team document a test of change. Fill out one PDSA Worksheet for each test you conduct. Your team will test several different changes, and each change will go through several PDSA cycles. Keep a file (either electronic or hard copy) of all PDSA Worksheets for all changes your team tests. directions Directions