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As part of your healthcare improvement planning, it is essential to identify and categorize the root causes of your identified practice problem.  This assignment uses the Ishikawa (Fishbone) Diagram – a widely used tool in root cause analysis – to help you organize contributing factors across key domains.

· Access and Review the Worksheet Resource:

· “Worksheet for Developing Your Quality Improvement Project” linked below.

· “Fishbone Diagram” Template linked below.

· Analyze the Diagram Structure:

· Familiarize yourself with the standard cause categories presented in the fishbone diagram (i.e., People, Methods, Equipment, Environment, Policies, Procedures, etc.).

· Construct Your Fishbone Diagram:

· Using the same root cause categories, construct a fishbone diagram based on your proposed healthcare improvement project.

· Populate each category with contributing factors that are relevant to the practice problem you are addressing.

· Add a New Category – “Evaluation Measure”:

· Include an additional category labeled “Evaluation Measure: on your diagram.

· In this section, briefly list how you will measure the effectiveness of your proposed change (i.e., process, outcome, or balancing measures).

You may complete your fishbone diagram using of the following options: editable Word document template, Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, or other presentation software (tutorials are available on YouTube if needed).

Direct access to articles cited is essential for grading. Either upload all evidence along with your submission or be sure an activated link is provided within your citation so that faculty evaluators can readily access the articles that you are referencing in your assignment.