Methods for implementing QI interventions | Definition |
Checklist | A checklist is used as part of the quality improvement intervention |
Clinical guideline | The word ‘guideline’ is mentioned in the intervention section, and the context implies that guidelines are used to implement the intervention. |
Standardisation of care processes | The word ‘standardisation’ or similar wording (such as ‘standard’, ‘standardised’) is mentioned in the intervention section, and the context implies that guidelines are used to implement the intervention. |
Provider reminder systems | A technique used to remind the healthcare provider to do something, such as sticky notes, posters or electronic alerts |
Caregiver reminders | A technique used to remind the caregiver to do something |
Facilitated relay of clinical data to providers | The quality improvement strategy involves implementing systems to communicate (relay) patient data to the healthcare provider |
Provider education | Education and training for healthcare providers and staff |
Caregiver education | Education and training for caregivers |
Promotion of self-management (caregiver) | QI strategies that involve helping caregivers to manage their conditions |
Financial, regulatory, or legislative incentives | Cash transfers, reimbursements, etc, as a quality improvement strategy |
Audit and feedback, feedback, and benchmarking | Any mention of the word ‘feedback’, ‘audit’, ‘audit and feedback’ and ‘benchmarking’ in the context of implementing the intervention. |
Personnel change and adding new roles/members or changing existing roles | The QI strategy involves adding new members to a team or fundamentally changing the roles of the members of a team as a quality improvement strategy. Forming a quality improvement team is not in itself a QI strategy. |
Communication change (as intervention strategy) (and teamwork training/simulations) | Team huddles, teamwork activity, simulation (involving communication), communication between multiple hospitals, as well as emphasis on communication techniques (debriefing, etc), and communication strategies when describing the quality improvement intervention. |
QI methods (PDSA, Six Sigma, TQM, CQI, CRM, Lean) | The techniques listed here were used in implementing the intervention, as well as the use of any other formal strategies. |
New devices, equipment, technology | The implementation itself involves the use of new devices, equipment and technology as a quality improvement strategy. Using devices, equipment or technology that is already available in the hospital does not count. |
CQI, Continuous Quality Improvement; CRM, Crew Resource Management; PDSA, Plan-Do-Study-Act; QI, quality improvement; TQM, Total Quality Management.