Model for Improvement: Collaborative Rubrics

To assess applicability of the Healthy People 2020 Action Framework, rubrics were developed early in the project by the planning group to correlate with the Healthy People 2020 Action Model.

Steps in the Model for Improvement	Crosswalk to Healthy People 2020 Action Framework	Minimal	Good	Excellent	Wow
Improvement Project identified and defined (Aim)	Topic is a Healthy People 2020 Focus Area. Project Aim provides the context for evaluating Healthy People 2020 Agenda	Problem explained. Goal quantified. Baseline set.	Strategies and measures identified	Threats, strengths, alternatives identified	Plan for spread identified
Stakeholders (Team)	Are key players included?(lifespan, sectors, demographics)	Identified and invited	Engaged, explained rationale for those excluded	Stakeholders ownership of project	Stakeholders engaged in "spread"
Determinants (strategies implemented)	Change activities influence determinants at some level	Identified change activities	PDSAs tested; lessons shared	New perspectives gained	System changed
Measures and outcomes	Measures facilitate planning cycle as in Action Model	Measures defined, data sources identified, capacity for data gathering set up	Collected data on process, outcome and balancing measures	Shows improvement in outcomes	Shows significant improvement in outcomes