Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: Understanding Variation Mark Parker, MD Vice President, Quality and Safety Maine Medical Center November, 2020 Learning Objectives: 1. Recognize the features of a stable system 2. Differentiate common cause from special cause variation David Robert Jones, a.k.a. David Bowie (c.1947-2016), and William Edwards Deming (c.1900-1993) had overlapping lifespans although…
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October 2020 Faculty Development Tip: How to construct good multiple-choice test questions
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MITE Monthly Tip October 2020 Eric Brown, MD How to construct good multiple-choice test questions: Assessment, or testing, is an important aspect of medical teaching and learning. When done well, testing helps learners meet curricular goals while communicating what the teacher views as important. Multiple choice questions (MCQ) remain a…
Integration of Toyota Principles in Healthcare for Quality Improvement
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Integration of Toyota Principles in Healthcare for Quality Improvement Vijayakrishnan Poondi Srinivasan, MS, LSSBB Quality Management Engineer Maine Medical Center Learning Objectives: State the Principles of Toyota Production System Describe the need for application of Toyota Principles in Healthcare Explain the integration of Toyota Principles with key elements of Healthcare…
September 2020 Faculty Development Tip: Improving Education Skills in Virtual Small Group Learning
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MITE Monthly Tip – Improving Education Skills in Virtual Small Group Learning Thomas Q. Reynolds, DO Medical education experts have been studying the effects of both virtual learning and small group learning for many years. Evidence suggests that virtual learning is as effective as traditional learning across multiple different types…
Storyboard
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Storyboard Sonja Orff RN, MS, CNL, CSCT Maine Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Operative and Perioperative Services Learning Objectives: Describe the purpose of a storyboard Summarize the utilization of a storyboard as a quality improvement tool Synthetize the key elements of a storyboard What is a Storyboard? A…
Leveraging Small Incremental Improvement to Deliver Value
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August Hot Topic provided by: Suneela Nayak MS, RN & Senior Director of Operational Excellence Purpose: Improvement methods have long been available to leaders and teams. This Hot Topic explores ways in which small incremental improvements can be leveraged to achieve big goals Learning Objectives: Describe lessons learned from how…
Pareto Chart
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Pareto Chart Alan P. Picarillo, MD Maine Neonatology Associates & the Maine Medical Center Department of Pediatrics. Objectives: 1. Describe the Pareto principle 2. State the graphical representation of the Pareto chart As physicians continue to look for ways to deliver high quality care to their patients and families, newer…
Finding Balance Between Improvement Discipline & Tool Fatigue
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Jordan S. Peck, PhD Vice President of Physician Practice Operations Southern Maine Health Care Learning Objectives: Describe common challenges associated with performance improvement work Recognize applications of a few improvement tools in appropriate context When you visit the MaineHealth Center for Performance Improvement (CPI) website, one of the…
June 2020 Faculty Development Tip: The Benefits of Utilizing Twitter During a Global Pandemic and Beyond
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The Benefits of Utilizing Twitter During a Global Pandemic and Beyond Jillian Gregory, DO Information regarding the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has saturated all media platforms in recent months, providing an overwhelming and often anecdotal account of personal experiences. It can be difficult to sort through the abundance of…
Process Mapping & Flow Charts
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Process Mapping & Flow Charts Alan P. Picarillo, MD Maine Neonatology Associates & the Maine Medical Center Department of Pediatrics. Learning objectives Understand the difference between simple and complex process maps. Describe the steps to construct a process map. Process mapping, also known as a flow chart, is a pictorial…