Develop a quality improvement storyboard for implementing an EHR system in a paper-based hospital.

1. Define your population
2. Describe how you will collect your data (what tools will be used)
3. Develop an analysis plan
4. Describe your expected outcome

Consider the following optional sections and content for a storyboard, which can consist of a combination of narrative and images:

Plan

• Problem/Issue
• Scope
• Project goals
• Current state process
• Root cause analysis
• Current state observations
• Strategies/improvement theories

Do

• Activities/plan to address the problem
• Rapid cycle improvements, testing details

Study

• Analysis of testing
• Observations of changes compared to expectations

Act

• The decision to adopt, adapt or abandon
• Rationale for decision

Sustainment plan for improvements realized