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.
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.
The state's data - driven continuous
quality improvement approach calls on county - level teams to create improvement plans based on an assessment of local needs and priorities, and to target resources to support program improvement.
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 successful uptake of the Ten Steps.
Utilizing the Plan Do Study Act (PDSA)
quality improvement approach and auditing practices allow for change to occur incrementally, safely and in a manner that builds staff confidence.
Alissa uses
a quality improvement approach to improving care for marginalized populations.