Make changes based on what you learned:

• If improvement was successful on a small scale, test it on a wider scale
• If tests were successful based on data and measures of success, make plans to standardize improvements
• If change was not an improvement, then develop a new theory and test it

 Related Resources

• Performance Management PDCA Self-Assessment - Analyze organizational performance to improve future decisions
• Deciphering the Imperative: Translating Public Health Quality Improvement into Organizational Performance Management Gains - Read how public health accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) has promoted the adoption of QI and performance management, and how both can be well-aligned with the organizational strategic plan.
• Excuses for Not Practicing Quality Improvement - Use the "5 Whys" to discover why people provide excuses for not practicing quality improvement.
• Sustaining a Quality Improvement Culture in Local Health Departments Applying for Accreditation - Read this article in the on local health departments that are advanced in accreditation and QI efforts, and the barriers associated with sustaining improvements and building an organizational culture of QI.