Imagine that you are a member of a Quality Improvement Team. Identify a problem in healthcare to apply the DMAIC process to reduce waste, error or improve patient satisfaction.

 Imagine that you are a member of a Quality Improvement Team. Identify a problem in healthcare to apply the DMAIC process to reduce waste, error or improve patient satisfaction. Be sure that the problem is manageable and specific versus broad in scope.  For example, while the nursing shortage is too broad in scope for this assignment, consider investigating efficient staffing of a local emergency department experiencing fluctuating patient volumes over times of the day/days of the week. Find credible and recent sources (within 5 years) to support your discussion of the problem. You are creating your own DMAIC process for your problem rather than reporting on how a single article employed the DMAIC process to a problem of practice. The use of multiple sources to support your claims and interventions adds credibility and integrity to the quality improvement process.

Topic: talk about ER wait time

You can access a listing of Six Sigma successes in healthcare by visiting the  Six Sigma ExamplesLinks to an external site. https://www.isixsigma.com/healthcare/measuring-six-sigma-results-healthcare-industry/

Include cover page, level headings, in text citations, and references. Use the APA sample paper as a resource (Module 1, Lesson 3), along with the APA manual and online APA sources. Employ a scholarly voice in writing for this assignment.

Introduction

Identify a problem in healthcare services, provide background and details. Introduce the DMIAC step process (just the concept) and the importance to nursing practice. Include a thesis statement, stating the purpose of your paper at the end.  Please note that the text immediately following the title of your paper on the first text page is always assumed to be the introduction of your paper.  There is no need to include a separate heading identifying it as the introduction. (minimum one paragraph, double spaced, include source(s)).

Define

What is the problem? Who are the patients, and what do they want? What are the objectives?

Provide details and examples of the problem identified in the introduction (minimum one paragraph, double spaced, include source(s)).

Measure

What are the outcomes? What variables of data are needed and how will they be measured? 

Identify the goals for improvement or satisfaction, including sources for rational support.  

(minimum one paragraph, double spaced, include source(s)).

Analyze

How will data be collected? How will data be analyzed? How will data be displayed?

Provide a visual example of how data is displayed (any type of chart, you can create your own or use one from a source- include citation) (minimum one paragraph, double spaced, include source(s)).

Improve

What interventions are you posing to improve the process or outcomes? (minimum one paragraph, double spaced, include source(s)).

Control

How will the process or outcome be evaluated or maintained? (minimum one paragraph, double spaced, include source(s)).

Conclusion

Provide a summary of the steps and reinforce the thesis statement (no new information in the conclusion).

Reference Page

Provide APA references, all sources should be within 5 years.

Assignment References

American Society of Quality (ASQ). (2021). The define, measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC) process. https://asq.org/quality-resources/dmaicLinks to an external site. https://asq.org/quality-resources/dmaic