Implementation Model The Plan-Do-Study-Act Model
Many health care research and reports recommend the Plan-Do-Study-Act model as an implementation model for quality improvement projects (Donnelly & Kirk, 2015). The model is made up of four repeating phrases that are cyclical in nature. These are Plan, Do, Study, and Act (Donnelly & Kirk, 2015). Plan is about the effort and background work of proposing change (Donnelly & Kirk, 2015). Do is about implementing the proposed change (Donnelly & Kirk, 2015). Study is about conducting analysis and evaluation of the outcomes of the proposed change (Donnelly & Kirk, 2015). Act is about revisiting and redesigning the previously planned change to take into account the lessons which have been obtained at the Do and Study phases (Donnelly & Kirk, 2015). The PDSA model is selected because it will be effective in giving rise to changes in a short period and facilitating continuous quality improvement (Donnelly & Kirk, 2015). This model will be used to test the proposed change during the implementation process (Donnelly & Kirk, 2015). It will be used to the test the change through planning, trying, observing results, and taking action on the lessons learnt (Donnelly & Kirk, 2015). The model will be used during the course of the project to assess how the project implementation can be done in a manner that will lead to the desired improvement (Donnelly & Kirk, 2015). The model will also be used to evaluate how much improvement can be expected from the change and how best the proposed change can work in the real environment of interest (Donnelly & Kirk, 2015). Implementation Model The Plan-Do-Study-Act Model
Setting
The setting of this project is a primary care clinic in Texas. It is an ideal place for conducting this project because it is home to a huge number of African immigrants (Chikanda & Morris, 2021). According to American Immigration Council, African immigrants are ever growing and constitute a diverse group in the United States (Chikanda & Morris, 2021). According to the American Immigration Council, Texas is one of the locations with the largest number of African immigrants with other areas being California, New York, Virginia, and Maryland (Chikanda & Morris, 2021). This means that because the project addresses cultural competence concerning African immigrants, it will be beneficial both currently and in the future. The practice location is made up of 10 healthcare providers, including a nurse, family nurse practitioner, office administrator, and medical assistants.
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The system used as the solution for electronic health records is EPIC. EPIC provides the primary care clinic with a standard range of primary EHR functions and modules can be added depending on specialty (Milinovich & Kattan, 2018). The primary care clinic uses the EPIC system for appointment management, patient history, scheduling, e-prescription, and clinical workflow. The EPIC system will act as a significant source of data during data collection for the project because it contains all the necessary information about the patients who visit the clinic.
Population of Interest
The population of interest for this project will be in terms of direct and indirect population. The health care providers will form the direct population of interest. These health care providers will be the focus of this cultural competence program for African immigrants and they include nurse, family nurse practitioner, office administrator, and medical assistants. The inclusion criteria will focus on health care providers attending to the health concerns of the African immigrant patients. Anyone else who works at the clinic (either temporarily or permanently) but who is not involved in the provision of care for African immigrant patients will be excluded . This means that all other workers who are not involved in the treatment of African immigrants visiting the clinic for primary care services will be excluded from the project.
The African immigrant population visiting the clinic for primary care services will form the indirect population of interest. The inclusion criteria for this population will be any adults who identify as African immigrants and who visit the clinic for primary care services. The exclusion criteria will be any other patients besides African immigrants visiting the clinic for primary health services. This excludes patients from other ethnicities visiting the clinic for primary care services. Implementation Model The Plan-Do-Study-Act Model
Stakeholders
The significant stakeholders in this project are the clinic owner, the medical director, and the health care providers. The owner of the clinic is a significant stakeholder since she is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the facility (Kirchner et al., 2012). The owner of the clinic also provides administrative support and oversees the hiring, firing, and training of staff members (Kirchner et al., 2012). The owner of the clinic is also responsible for liaising with patients and health care providers, as well as coordinating plans for patient care (Kirchner et al., 2012). The site administrator is significant because he or she is responsible for ensuring that the running of the activities in the clinic is top notch and as expected. He or she also ensures that quality medical care is provided to the community being served by the clinic (Kirchner et al., 2012). The medical director is significant because they are in charge of the daily operations of the clinic and documentation of the patients seen (Kirchner et al., 2012).
Obtaining permission was vital for the sake of the project and it was granted by the owner of the clinic, the site administrator, and the medical director. Obtaining permission helps in ensuring that the activities of the project at the site will be conducted with adherence to both ethical and legal guidelines and considerations (Milinovich & Kattan, 2018). No affiliation agreements were necessary for this project.
Interventions
The activities of the project will be conducted during the regular working hours. The project lead will be available to assist the medical providers any questions about the AICCT tool Communication with the staff will be through physical means and phone calls or emails as needed. The following is a weekly timeline of the implantation. Implementation Model The Plan-Do-Study-Act Model
