Improvement Science Design

 Improvement science, by definition, is what many of us traditionally and exclusively referred to as “quality improvement.”  The concept of improvement science, however, has expanded and emerged as a broader scientific framework, providing a more formalized structure that is focused on evaluation of processes of care inherent to healthcare improvement. The primary goal of clinical questions in this scientific field is to determine which improvement strategies work best to improve processes associated with the safety, timeliness, efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and patient-centeredness of healthcare delivery.

Granger, B. B. “Science of Improvement Versus Science of Implementation: Integrating Both Into Clinical Inquiry.” AACN Adv Crit Care 29(2): 208-212.)

Part One: 

Module One: Overview of Improvement Science

Part Two:

Module two Part one: Quality Improvement Teams Why and What?

Module two Part two: Quality Improvement Teams Who and How?

Part Three: 

Module Three Part One:Developing and Implementing a QI Plan: Understanding the QI Plan

Module Three Part Two:Developing and Implementing a QI Plan: Planning and Execution

Module Three Part Three:Developing and Implementing a QI Plan: Tools and Techniques

Part Four:

Module Four Part One: Selecting Aims

Module Four Part Two:Selecting Measures

Module Four Part Three:Operationalizing the Measures

Part Five:

Module Five Part One:Understanding Baseline Data

Module Five Part Two: Interpreting Baseline Data using Run Charts

Module Five Part Three: Understanding System Stability: Types and Causes of Process Variation

Part Six

Module Six Part One:Understanding Advantages of Control Charts for Improvement Science

Module Six Part Two:Understanding Advantages of Control Charts for Improvement Science

Module Six Part Three: Choosing the Correct Type of Control Chart Limits