Still thinking about starting a QI initiative?

Visit How to do QI to learn about a systematic approach and access practical tools to guide your project from start to finish.

The Ottawa Hospital Innovation Framework™ is a health care-centric, five-step approach that combines elements of other well-known models in a comprehensive and user-friendly way.

Here are the framework’s five steps to follow for your QI project:

• define the problem,
• analyze the situation,
• test and trial improvements,
• lock-in improvements, and
• evaluate and spread the improvements.

Each step is accompanied by useful tools, templates and reference materials that provide the guidance you need to move through every stage.

If you have a question about the framework or the tools, or if you have an idea for a practical tip that we can share, or want to share your experience with a QI project, please send an email to ppi@royalcollege.ca.