Use of cascading A3s to drive systemwide improvement. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Use of cascading A3s to drive systemwide improvement. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published June 2017

Use of cascading A3s to drive systemwide improvement.

Winner LE, Burroughs TJ, Cady-Reh JA, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43:422-428.

Utilizing a systems approach to improvement in health care is important to achieve lasting success. This commentary discusses the use of a tool that blends strategy, project monitoring, and process measurement to inform improvements.

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