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plan-do-study-act cycle: a standalone construct

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Quality improvement

an iterative method of testing a change on a small scale, studying the result and refining it.

In quality improvement, plan-do-study-act cycle refers to an iterative method of testing a change on a small scale, studying the result and refining it. This meaning comes from Taylor (2013) in BMJ Quality & Safety.[1]

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References

Taylor, M. J., McNicholas, C., Nicolay, C., Darzi, A., Bell, D., & Reed, J. E. (2013). Systematic review of the application of the plan–do–study–act method to improve quality in healthcare. BMJ Quality & Safety, 23(4), 290-298. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001862

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