Outline
After fully exploring the CMS website, review in detail the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program. Choose one of the CMS PSI 90 conditions below and using the Six Sigma DMAIC model, outline how you would create a process improvement plan by separately using the outline:
Define:
Measure:
Analyze:
Improve:
Control:
- PSI 06 — Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate
- PSI 08 — In Hospital Fall with Hip Fracture Rate
- PSI 09 — Perioperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma Rate
- PSI 10 — Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis Rate
- PSI 11 — Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate
- PSI 12 — Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis Rate
- PSI 14 — Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate
- PSI 15 — Abdominopelvic Accidental Puncture/Laceration Rate