QI

Medical abbreviation · Hospital

QI
Stands forQuality improvement
CategoriesMedical

QI stands for Quality improvement, a hospital abbreviation.

Systematic, data-driven efforts to improve care processes and outcomes, such as reducing infections, falls or delays. Teams test changes in small cycles and measure the results.

Example: QI project: PDSA cycle cut ED door-to-antibiotic time for sepsis.

Usage notes

The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, popularized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, is the most common QI method. Lean and Six Sigma come from manufacturing. QI differs from research in aiming to improve local practice rather than generalize knowledge.

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