Small tests of change

Poster: Action Item Template

Submitted by Kellie Applen on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 18:19
Tool Type
Posters
Format
PDF
Running Your Team
Performance improvement
Keywords
progress
act
chart
Topics
Performance Improvement
bb_UBT_action_template

Use this poster to track your team's projects and inspire action among your team members.

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Poster: Action Item List Template

Format:
PDF

Size:
8.5” x 11”

Intended audience:
UBT members, co-leads and consultants

Best used:
Post on bulletin boards, in break rooms and other staff areas to help your UBT track its projects and progress.

 

 

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Poster: Three Steps of Systems Thinking

Submitted by Andrea Buffa on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 22:22
Tool Type
Posters
Format
PDF
Keywords
systems thinking
problem solving
poster
Topics
Culture
Performance Improvement
Role
Frontline Managers
Frontline Physicians
Frontline Workers
Hank
Fall 2012
poster_systems_thinking

This poster, which appeared in the Fall 2012 Hank, explains how the three steps of systems thinking can be used when solving a problem.

Non-LMP
Tyra Ferlatte
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Format:
PDF

Size:
8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
Frontline employees, managers and physicians

Best used:
This poster, for use on bulletin boards in break rooms and other staff areas, explains how the three steps of systems thinking can be used when solving a problem.

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Double Scramble: How We Improve

Submitted by tyra.l.ferlatte on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 18:24
Tool Type
Puzzles and Games
Format
PDF
Keywords
puzzles
games
crossword
Topics
Performance Improvement
doublescramble_howweimprove

Use this word search to provide some variety in your next meeting.

Non-LMP
Tyra Ferlatte
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Double Scramble: How We Improve

Format:
PDF

Size:
8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
Frontline workers, managers and physicans

Best used:
Use this crossword to provide meeting fun and reinforce Rapid Improvement Model concepts. 

 

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PPT: Better Workflow Controls Blood Pressure

Submitted by Kellie Applen on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 15:30
Region
Mid-Atlantic States
Tool Type
PowerPoints
Format
PPT
Keywords
Mid-Atlantic States
MD
Largo
workflow
Topics
Chronic Disease Management
Performance Improvement
Role
Frontline Managers
Frontline Workers
UBT Consultants & UPRs
Content Section
Postcards to Posters
Taxonomy upgrade extras
bulletin board packet
ppt_workflow_blood_pressure_MAS

This PowerPoint features a Maryland team that got more hypertensive patients' blood pressure under control.

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Tyra Ferlatte
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Poster: Better Workflow Controls Blood Pressure

Format:
PPT

Size:
1 slide

Intended audience:
LMP staff, UBT consultants, improvement advisers

Best used:
Share this with your team to gain inspiration from this Maryland UBT that got more hypertensive patients' blood pressure under control.

 

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PowerPoint: Saving Money One Needle at a Time

Submitted by Kellie Applen on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:58
Region
Northwest
Tool Type
PowerPoints
Format
PPT
Keywords
PDSA
Vancouver
butterfly needle
Orchards Medical Office
Topics
Affordability
Role
Frontline Workers
UBT Consultants & UPRs
Taxonomy upgrade extras
presentation
ppt_orchards_lab_NW

This Powerpoint highlights a lab team that saved thousands by reducing use of the butterfly needle.

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PowerPoint: Saving money one needle at a time

Format:
PPT

Size:
1 Slide

Intended audience:
LMP staff, UBT consultants, improvement advisers 

Best used:
This slide highlights a lab team that saved thousands by reducing use of the butterfly needle. Use in presentations to show some of the methods used and the measurable results being achieved by unit-based teams across Kaiser Permanente.

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Nine Steps to Create a Storytelling Run Chart

Submitted by tyra.l.ferlatte on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 14:46
Tool Type
Tip Sheets
Format
PDF
Running Your Team
Metrics
Keywords
run chart
runchart
create a run chart
Topics
Performance Improvement
Hank
Summer 2012
create_a_run_chart

This tool will walk you through how to create a run chart from your team's test of change data.

Tyra Ferlatte
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Nine Steps to Create a Storytelling Run Chart

Format:
PDF

Size:
8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
UBT consultants and co-leads

Best used:
Follow these step-by-step instructions to make a run chart from your UBT's data, creating a visual display that shows how your team's tests of change are working.

 

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Poster: Saving Money One Needle at a Time

Submitted by Kellie Applen on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 14:40
Region
Northwest
Tool Type
Posters
Format
PDF
Keywords
Vancouver
butterfly needle
Orchards Medical Office
Topics
Affordability
Performance Improvement
Content Section
Postcards to Posters
Taxonomy upgrade extras
bulletin board packet
bb_orchards_lab_NW

This poster highlights a lab team that saved thousands by reducing use of the butterfly needle.

Non-LMP
Tyra Ferlatte
Tool landing page copy (reporters)
Poster: Saving Money One Needle at a Time

Format:
PDF

Size:
8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
Frontline employees, managers and physicians

Best used:
Share the story of this lab team that saved thousands by reducing the use of the butterfly needle on bulletin boards, in break rooms and in other staff areas.

 

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UBT Project Prioritization Matrix

Submitted by Paul Cohen on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 17:17
Region
Northern California
Tool Type
Checklists
Format
PPT
Keywords
UBT
priority
regional priorities
performance improvement tool
Topics
Performance Improvement
Role
Frontline Managers
UBT Consultants & UPRs
UBT Co-Leads
UBT Sponsors
ppt_Prioritization Matrix.ppt

One page PowerPoint form used to help unit-based teams prioritize their goals.

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Non-LMP
Companion to "How to prioritize team goals" story
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UBT Project Prioritization Matrix

Format:
PowerPoint slide

Size:
8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
UBT consultants, UBT co-leads and members

Best used:
This simple matrix helps teams set performance improvement goals for the year. Use as a working document in unit-based team meetings or training sessions.

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PDSA Cycle Progress Sheet

Submitted by Vaughn.R.Zeitzwolfe on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 15:12
Tool Type
Checklists
Format
DOC
Running Your Team
Performance improvement
Keywords
information and results
recorded actions
Topics
LMP Processes
Metrics
Content Section
P2P

This sheet is used to monitor progress as a team completes a plan, do, study, act (PDSA) cycle. After completing this progress sheet, you will have a record of what the team did, the information it studied and what it will use from the PDSA cycle.

Non-LMP
Tyra Ferlatte
For Use of Tools 2-4
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PDSA Cycle Progress Sheet

Format:
Word document

Size:
8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
UBT members

Best used:
Use this tool when completing a PDSA cycle so you will have a record of what you did, the information you studied and what you will use from your tests of change.

 

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UBT Performance Tracking Tool

Submitted by Vaughn.R.Zeitzwolfe on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 10:09
Tool Type
Checklists
Format
DOC
Topics
LMP Processes
Content Section
P2P

The UBT Performance Tracking Tool provides a picture of how the UBT’s actions impact overall performance.

Non-LMP
Tyra Ferlatte
For Leadership 4, Goals and Performance 2-4
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UBT Performance Tracking Tool

Format:
Word document

Size:
8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
UBT members

Best used:
Use this tool while doing performance improvement work to track results in the intended area and across all areas over time.

 

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