QI Example: Orange County Health Department (FL) STD Project Storyboard

Keywords / Description:

For those read to apply quality improvement (QI) to agency functions, this resource provides an excellent example of a QI process from beginning to end. This 10-page case example illustrates the use of various learning tools and methods to mitigate the increase in incidence of early syphilis cases in Orange County, Florida. The quality improvement training involved:

a discussion of the problem;
the current process used to address the problem;
the identification of the root causes of the problem; and
development of a solution and action plan.

Toolkit:

Quality Improvement Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

Public Health Foundation

Submitted:

10/22/2007

Modified:

07/02/2010

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