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Instructions: This assignment asks you to examine and summarize a performance improvement model (as discussed in week 5 and listed below), using a real from a Canadian healthcare organization’s quality improvement initiative.

1. Locate an article describing a Canadian healthcare quality improvement project – 
   • I would suggest using the method demonstrated in Week 10 class – see recording,
   • Ensure that the article includes one of the following improvement models that was used for the project:
     • PDSA
     • Rapid Cycle Improvement
     • FOCUS- PDCA
     • FADE
     • LEAN
     • SIX SIGMA
     • LEAN SIX SIGMA
2. Summarize the improvement model including the principles of the model and how the concepts of the model were applied to the project
3. Discuss the background of the healthcare issue identified including the current state and why it requires improvement 
4. Describe the following improvement project steps in detail and in relation to your provided example:
   • Define the improvement goal
   • Analyze current practices
   • Design and implement improvement
   • Measure success
5. Provide your own conclusion on the success of the initiative and 
6. Provide any recommendations you would have in terms of other quality improvement tools that could be used, improvements to methodology and areas for further quality review