How PDSA Cycles Can Help Redesign Your Practice’s Workflow

Feb 14, 2019

Changing a clinical workflow can be a stressful and complex undertaking, but the Plan-Do-Study-Act approach can make the process easier and more productive for both leaders and staff. Along with other insight and guidance, the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) offers a helpful snapshot of the PDSA process in its Practice Facilitation Handbook.

AHRQ breaks the improvement cycle down into simple steps:

Establish a Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Cycle
Plan Your Redesign
Execute Change on a Small Scale — and Continue to Refine
Repeat

Download the PDSA Cycle Infographic

Additional information on PDSA cycles and other tools can be found in AHRQ’s Module 5: Mapping & Redesigning Workflow.

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