Quality Improvement: Basic Concepts and Team-Based Approaches to Facilitate Change

Quality Improvement: Basic Concepts and Team-Based Approaches to Facilitate Change is organized by American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS).

Expiration Date: December 12, 2028

Description:
This course introduces basic concepts and methodology in quality improvement. The importance of a data-driven, methodical, team-based approach to quality improvement is discussed. Guidance on selecting metrics to measure improvement and managing quality improvement projects using the A3 tool are provided. As change is difficult, strategies to manage change are also discussed. An example of a successful QI program is highlighted, and practical advice is provided about starting your own program.

Video content for this Online Course will be available to view until December 12, 2028, which is ten years following the issuance date of this course. ARRS reserves the right to remove video content before the end of the ten-year period. Video content that contradicts current science or misleads the viewer based on changes to accepted clinical practice may be removed on a case-by-case basis.

Learning Outcomes and Modules:
After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

• Recognize why a methodic, team-based approach to quality improvement is important
• Compare and contrast Lean and Six Sigma principles
• Discuss how the A3 can be used to manage a QI project
• Discuss how to select appropriate metrics to measure improvement
• Discuss how structured reporting can facilitate quality
• Define the key elements of starting a quality program and identify potential challenges
• Identify some strategies that can be employed to successfully manage change

Module 1

• Quality 101: Fundamentals of Quality Improvement—P. Duong 
• Lean Six Sigma and High Reliability: What does it all mean?—Z. Alexander 
• Quality Improvement in Medicine; A Complex Team Sport—N. Irani 
• How to Start a Quality Program—M. Willis

Module 2

• A3 Process—M. Zygmont
• Measurement and Analysis to Facilitate Change—P. Racch
• Change Management—N. Kadom
• Structured Radiology Reporting and Its Impact on Quality—P. Harri