Assessing a Quality Improvement Project in a Georgia County Health Department

Dayna S. Alexander; William C. Livingood; Nandi A. Marshall; Angela Peden; Russell B. Toal; Gulzar H. Shah; Alesha Wright; Purity Cummings; Ketty Gonzalez; Lynn D. Woodhouse

doi:10.13023/FPHSSR.0206.03

Assessing a Quality Improvement Project in a Georgia County Health Department

Dayna S. Alexander, William C. Livingood, Nandi A. Marshall, Angela Peden, Russell B. Toal, Gulzar H. Shah, Alesha Wright, Purity Cummings, Ketty Gonzalez, Lynn D. Woodhouse

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The study and evaluation of quality improvement among Georgia’s public health systems continues to be a major priority for the Georgia Public Health Practice Based Research Network (GAPH-PBRN). This article focuses on the application and evaluation of a Quality Improvement project in a Georgia County Health Department. The QI team sought to reduce the waiting time in the teen clinic; thereby, increasing the Quality Improvement culture one project at a time in this Health Department. The project revealed that Quality Improvement is a continuous process that requires change and adaptation by employees. This initial Quality Improvement project was the first step in helping to establish Quality Improvement culture in the County Health Department.

Original language	American English
Journal	Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13023/FPHSSR.0206.03
State	Published - Jan 1 2013

Keywords

Quality improvement
Plan-do-study-act
Public health services
Systems research
Practice based research network

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Community Health
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Health Policy
Public Health

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