Tools and methods for quality improvement and patient safety in perinatal care

This article reviews the most common frameworks in use today, including the Model for Improvement, Six Sigma, and Lean. Specific tools such as affinity, key driver and fishbone diagrams, process maps and statistical process control, as well as checklists are reviewed, with examples from the perinatal literature to illustrate their use in perinatal QI efforts.
Source: Seminars in Perinatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Source Type: research