Application Activity
The process of planning and evaluating a PI program should mirror each other. Taken together they are a cyclical activity: planning leads to evaluation, and evaluation provides the impetus for new planning.
Students should look at the list of functions and opportunities (figure 15.3) and the PI and patient safety plan for Community Hospital of the West (figure 15.2) and answer the questions listed below. Be sure to answer each question in entirety and support answers utilizing what you have learned throughout our class about PI plans.
Questions
1. How is the PI plan linked to the list of functions and opportunities identified during strategic planning?
2. Can you identify items in the prioritized strategic planning process document that are related to initiatives in the PI plan?
3. Note that the items in the strategic planning process document are very specific. Were related items from the list grouped into a more general category for the final PI initiatives?
4. Are the measurements identified for the initiatives truly quantifiable? That is, will the measurements actually lead to objective data that can be evaluated for evidence of improvement?