Quality Improvement: Designing a Test of Change
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Course Details
Credit/contact hours: .25
Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes
Publication Date: Sept 4, 2019
Expiration date: Sept 3, 2025
Reviewed: Sept 3, 2022
Description:
In this module we examine why a multidisciplinary team is essential in planning quality improvements. Then we turn to how to plan and implement a test of the proposed change, including test data collection. The role and importance of the Test Champion is explained, along with how to scale the test of change.
Note: This course is eligible for ACPE credit.
You Will Learn
- Describe the role of the multidisciplinary team
- List the key steps in the plan stage of the PDSA cycle
- Describe the conditions necessary to conduct a test of change
- Describe the role of the test champion
Method and medium:
John D. Voss, MD
John D. Voss, MD, is in the Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care at the University of Virginia.
DISCLOSURE: This individual reports no relevant financial relationships with commercial entities.
