Continuous Improvement Planning Checklist

Check off the items your team has already addressed within the plan and circle the ones that still need to be taken care of. The circled items will generate a “to-do” list.

Reconstitution:

 Reconstitution plan (3rd year)  Staffing determinations

 Redesign elements  Staff support during reconstitution implementation  Implementation of reconstitution plan  Review of local policies regarding staffing  Evaluation of reconstitution plan determinations

 To do:

 Data Analysis:

 Index 1  New data is incorporated into data analysis

 Index 2  Trends and patterns identified

 Index 3  Problem statements

 Index 4  Need for new problem statements

 PBM

 To do:

 Needs Assessment:

 Root cause (needs) identified  Root causes are linked to the problem statements from the data tab  Root cause analysis for new problem statements

 To do:

 Improvement Planning:

 Strategy is linked to identified need (root  Quarterly goals are NOT just evenly divided cause) percentages to meet the annual goal

 All 7 CSF/TPS are addressed within the plan  Quarterly goals reflect the results of the work accomplished in each quarter  Annual Goal is written in a S.M.A.R.T. way  Quarterly goals reflect the implementation of  Annual Goal links back to problem statement the strategy

 Quarterly goals are written as results-based  Interventions identify specific actions of goals implementation  Data collection method has been identified for each intervention

 To do:

 Implement and Monitor:

 Communicate plan to staff  Communicate to all stakeholders this year’s goals  Communicate to stakeholders about roles and responsibilities to interventions  Analyze evidence of implementation

 Identify intervention implementation dates  To Do:

 Identify dates to check progress of  intervention implementation   Review data in preparation of end of quarter submission 

 Train staff on new strategies/interventions   Determine what is working, what isn’t working and why