Practical Service Improvement
Practical Service Improvement
make ( APIE ) for this problem : increasing the number of patient fall in the ward. The structure will be like this:
1- Analysis- Problem finding:
- what is not happening that should be? ( 1 paragraph).
-why is it important to do something about it now-what is the business case for improvement? ( 1 paragraph).
- vision - out line the future vision ( 1 paragraph).
- voice of customer matrix ( VOC ).
- SIPOC diagram ( at least a high level process map 10-16 steps ).
2- Analysis- Root Cause Analysis ( RCA ):
- negative brainstorming ( Spider diagram/ mind map ).
- PEMME/ Ishikawa ( Fishbone diagram ).
- 5 x Whys
3- Planning - Solution Generation:
-These may fall out of the RCA
-Concept Extraction- to generate a range of possible solutions for evaluation .
4- Planning - Solution Selection :
-Paired Comparison and,
- A multi - criteria matrix ( weightings x ratings ).
Special Notes: * If you developed many solutions -you may wish to use voting N/3 to reduce your solution set to say 7 solutions.
* Don't forget to evaluate within the multi - criteria matrix the ( don nothing solution) ie carry on as present.
5- Implementation:
- Include a simple implementation plan.