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Examples of Quality Improvement Projects in Reducing Medical Errors, Medication Errors, and Adverse Drug Events The Addressing of Risks for Error in the Process of Administering Dialysis: This study involved a Utah hospital. The Targeting of Wrong Dose Medication Errors: This study involved a California hospital.

A CQI project may be at the individual level, meaning the goal is to improve the care for one specific client. An example of this is decreasing the number of episodes of incontinence or decreasing pain levels for one client through collaboration between nursing, occupational therapy, and medical services.

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

Put simply, CQI helps teams “get better at getting better.” The Continuous Quality Improvement Cycle is a series of steps – Plan, Do, Study, Act – for structuring a CQI practice.

CQI Essentials A focus on improving services from the client's perspective. Meaningful engagement at all levels is required for success. Recognition that all processes can be improved. Continual learning using an “all teach, all learn” philosophy. Decision-making is improved by using both data and team knowledge.

Planning for Continuous Quality Improvement Articulate your overall quality improvement goals. Identify specific clinical and administrative outcomes for the desired future state. Evaluate current processes and understand what works and what does not work in the current state.

Put simply, CQI helps teams “get better at getting better.” The Continuous Quality Improvement Cycle is a series of steps – Plan, Do, Study, Act – for structuring a CQI practice.