{"id":918,"date":"2024-01-03T23:06:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T23:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/final-report-as-part-of-the-analyze-and-improve-phases-of-the-dmaic-model-you-learned-the-importance-of-correctly-identifying-a-root-cause-before-formulating-improvement-solutions\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T23:06:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T23:06:21","slug":"final-report-as-part-of-the-analyze-and-improve-phases-of-the-dmaic-model-you-learned-the-importance-of-correctly-identifying-a-root-cause-before-formulating-improvement-solutions","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/final-report-as-part-of-the-analyze-and-improve-phases-of-the-dmaic-model-you-learned-the-importance-of-correctly-identifying-a-root-cause-before-formulating-improvement-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Report As part of the Analyze and Improve phases of the DMAIC model, you learned the importance of correctly identifying a root cause before formulating improvement solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Introduction<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">, click to<br \/>\nopen section<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3.75pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Final<br \/>\nReport<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">As part of the Analyze and Improve phases of the DMAIC<br \/>\nmodel, you learned the importance of correctly identifying a root cause before<br \/>\nformulating improvement solutions. The final step is to implement Control phase<br \/>\ntools to ensure that improvements are sustained at the Shelbyville Medical<br \/>\nCenter. The direction and communication required to successfully implement the<br \/>\nControl phase is contained in the process control plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.1in 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The final<br \/>\nreport is the third task of the assessment. To complete the report, you must<br \/>\ndemonstrate an understanding of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">the importance of the Control phase in maintaining<br \/>\n     quality improvement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">the tools necessary to assess the impact of a quality<br \/>\n     improvement initiative on an organization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">the components of a successful control plan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.1in 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Follow these<br \/>\nthree steps to help you complete the final report:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.1in 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Discover:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;Review the importance of the Control phase and assess<br \/>\nhow quality improvement initiatives can be sustained at an organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.1in 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Engage:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;Explore the components of a successful process control<br \/>\nplan and consider how they can be implemented at Shelbyville Medical Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.1in 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Review:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;Apply what you have learned to complete Task 3 of the<br \/>\nQuality Improvement in Healthcare assessment. For more detailed requirements,<br \/>\nvisit the&nbsp;<b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Assessment<\/b>&nbsp;area on the Course of Study landing page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 22.5pt 0in 3.75pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Essential Materials<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use the following resources to complete the final report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Basics Healthcare<br \/>\nPerformance Improvement: A Lean Six Sigma Approach<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;prepares healthcare administrators to<br \/>\nmeet the challenges of a changing marketplace through the Lean Six Sigma method<br \/>\nof quality improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Miller&#8217;s Impact<br \/>\nAssessment Framework<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;provides an<br \/>\nin-depth guide to assessing the potential impact of quality improvement on the<br \/>\nmultiple dimensions of the organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Task 3: Final Report Template<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Six<br \/>\nmonths after implementing the Improve phase, members of the CQI team at<br \/>\nShelbyville Medical Center performed audits to determine the success of the<br \/>\ninitiative. They found significant improvements in several areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Patient<br \/>\n     satisfaction scores achieved or exceeded national benchmarks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Patient wait<br \/>\n     times had decreased significantly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The daily volume<br \/>\n     of urgent care patients continued to increase.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.1in 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">To ensure that the improvements are sustained,<br \/>\nthe Control phase needs to be implemented. In the final report, you will create<br \/>\na control plan. In this control plan, you will ensure that quality improvements<br \/>\nremain consistent by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">determining what<br \/>\n     measures should be used to track progress<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">developing a<br \/>\n     response plan if measures fail to meet the standards of the project<br \/>\n     charter<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">developing<br \/>\n     control methods to ensure that performance remains consistent<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">identifying who<br \/>\n     in the organization should receive the relevant data on quality<br \/>\n     improvement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">determining what<br \/>\n     remedial actions will need to be implemented to ensure that these<br \/>\n     improvements can continue<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"padding: 0in 0in 4pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 22.5pt 0in 3.75pt; padding: 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">TOPIC QUESTION<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What is the importance of<br \/>\na control plan?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 22.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Complete and Close Discover<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Now<br \/>\nthat you have reviewed and explored the tools involved in the Control phase of<br \/>\nDMAIC, you can begin to apply those tools to quality improvement at Shelbyville<br \/>\nMedical Center. After the Improve phase of DMAIC, metrics show that the quality<br \/>\nimprovement initiative has been a success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 22.5pt 0in 3.75pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">What Are the Elements of a Successful Process Control<br \/>\nPlan?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Tools<br \/>\nand tactics that will be used to monitor and sustain the initiative<br \/>\nimprovements should be outlined in a process control plan. To prepare to<br \/>\ndevelop the process control plan and final report for the quality improvement<br \/>\ninitiative at Shelbyville Medical Center, explore the basic elements of the<br \/>\nfollowing process control plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 0in 0in 4pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 22.5pt 0in 3.75pt; padding: 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">ACTIVITY<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Process<br \/>\nControl Plans<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3.75pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Final Report<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Complete<br \/>\nthe Control phase of DMAIC by preparing a final report on the quality<br \/>\nimprovement initiative that outlines the progress made as well as plans to<br \/>\nmonitor and control improvement.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.1in 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">For this part of the assessment, you will<br \/>\ncomplete&nbsp;<a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Task 3, the Final Report<\/span><\/a>.<br \/>\nThis task will provide opportunities to create a process control plan, reassess<br \/>\nthe impact of the initiative on the organization, and outline the lessons<br \/>\nlearned in implementing quality improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.1in 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">For the final report, do the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Create a process<br \/>\n     control plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Reassess the<br \/>\n     impact of the quality initiative using the&nbsp;<a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Impact Assessment Framework<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">State lessons<br \/>\n     learned from the quality improvement process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 22.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Complete and Close Review<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 32.25pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">References<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Lighter,<br \/>\nD. E. (2013).&nbsp;<i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Basics of health care performance improvement: A Lean Six<br \/>\nSigma approach.<\/i>&nbsp;Jones and Bartlett Learning.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/eds.b.ebscohost.com\/eds\/ebookviewer\/ebook?sid=c94f2d6a-baae-40b1-950b-12abffc53c90%40sessionmgr103&amp;ppid=pp_Cover&amp;vid=0&amp;format=EB<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.1in 0in 0in; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Miller, C. (n.d.)&nbsp;<i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Impact<br \/>\nassessment framework<\/i>. Master of Healthcare Administration Program. Western<br \/>\nGovernors University, 1-33.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction, click to open section Final Report As part of the Analyze and Improve phases of the DMAIC model, you learned the importance of correctly identifying a root cause before formulating improvement solutions. 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