Systematic review of the application of the plan-do-study-act method to improve quality in healthcare.

Michael J. Taylor; Chris McNicholas; Chris Nicolay; Ara Darzi; Derek Bell; Julie E. Reed

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Systematic review of the application of the plan-do-study-act method to improve quality in healthcare.

March 17, 2014

Taylor MJ, McNicholas C, Nicolay C, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(4):290-8.

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This systematic review of the plan-do-study-act method of quality improvement showed that most studies do not report on the key methodological features of iterative cycles, tests of change, and data use in real time.

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