In contrast to bad apple strategies, the continuous quality improvement approach recognized that meaningful and lasting improvement would emerge when the majority of workers became better at producing desired outcomes. (nsba.org)
The EMPower Breastfeeding initiatives are dedicated to the support of multi-disciplinary teams, the use of quality improvement approaches and tailored technical assistance to facilitate individual hospital progress towards the uptake of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (Ten Steps), as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. (empowerbreastfeeding.org)
The continuous quality improvement approach fostered learning communities that used evidence of practice and change to drive improvement throughout the organization. (nsba.org)