Performance Improvement Plan Analysis

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An organization that puts together a performance improvement plan is serious about improving the processes already existing in the organization and improving patient outcomes. Performance improvement relies on small tests of change to accelerate improvement. First an organization would do some strategic planning. They would examine where they are presently, where they want to go and how they are going to get there. A good tool to use to help in the planning is benchmarking. The team first has to understand where the organization is in comparison to other organizations in the same industry. The team has to identify problem areas. A performance improvement plan is then put together. It can be a lengthy process to get the plan approved and this is the reason to use benchmarking to help accelerate the process. Others in the same industry are studied and the benchmark data is used to keep the team on the right track and show what results can be achieved once the plan is implemented. …show more content…
In order for goals to be effective, they have to be clear, achievable and measurable. One way to measure the change is to use the Plan, Do, Check, Act model also known as PDCA. The first part of the model has been done, the problem has been identified and a plan is in place. The next phase is the Do phase; the plan is formally tested and then rolled out to the rest of the team. In the Check phase, the team discusses the results achieved so far and what failures and successes were seen along the way. Once it is seen that the plan is showing sustaining results, the Act phase goes into action and the plan is rolled out to larger areas of the organization. PDCA helps to propel the organization into the