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Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) cycle

A quality improvement approach in which a specific change is planned & implemented on a limited scale. The results are observed & action is taken based upon what is learned. Indications: - system errors

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Define Measure Analyze Improve Control (DMAIC) process

General

continuous quality improvement (CQI) or total quality management (TQM)

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, 17. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012, 2015