CV Fellowship Director Training: Accreditation Part 2-Video 3, Part 2: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety for the Fellow-in-Training

Video 3, Part 2: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety for the Fellow-in-Training

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The A3 framework is a tool used for quality improvement projects. It is divided into a left side and a right side. The left side focuses on understanding the current problem and condition through data gathering and root cause analysis. The right side is dedicated to taking action through planning, executing, and studying the results of a quality improvement intervention. The framework emphasizes the importance of clearly defining the problem, setting target conditions, proposing and testing countermeasures, and sustaining the gains achieved. The A3 framework follows a logical flow from problem identification to intervention implementation and standardization.

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A3 framework

quality improvement projects

data gathering

root cause analysis

quality improvement intervention