Implementation of Quality Assurance Practices Self-Survey
March 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this survey is for you to assess your organization’s implementation ofquality assurance (QA) and to assist with prioritization of your implementation efforts. The survey includes questions that address organizational development, policy development, and data-based decision making.
Instructions:
Please respond to all questions by selecting a response that best describes how your organization is conducting its work TODAY. Each question has three responses ranging from:
- Pre-planning/implementation: you have not started doing much, if any, work in this area.
- Planning/beginning implementation: you have developed or are developing a plan, but are just in the beginning phases of implementation.
- Advanced implementation: you have integrated this into your daily practice and are assessing the quality of your performance on a regular basis.
Continuum of Quality Assurance Implementation
Critical
Domain
Area / Question / Pre-Planning / Implementation / Planning / Beginning Implementation / Advanced Implementation
1 / 2 / 3
Defining Quality Assurance /
How does your organization define Quality Assurance?
/ QA has not been defined in our organization. / We are currently in the process of defining QA and its role in our organization. / We have a defined QA and have implemented QA processes into our work.Mission / Vision /
Has your organization developed/revised its mission/vision to incorporate Quality Assurance?
/ We do not have plans to review our mission / vision. / Our mission / vision have been revised to incorporate QA. We have not started integrating QA into our work yet. / Our mission / vision incorporates QA, has been communicated regularly to staff and helps to guide our work.Policy Review /
Has your organization reviewed and revised its policies and procedures to include Quality Assurance?
/ We have not reviewed or revised our policies & procedures and do not have a plan to do so. / We have a time line and work plan developed to review and revised our policies & procedures. / We have completed a full review and revision of our policies & procedures to include QA.Risk Assessment /
Does your organization have quality assurance practices in place to measure the fidelity of your risk/needs assessment tool?
/ We do not have any QA measures in place regarding our risk/needs assessment tool. / We are developing QA practices to measure the fidelity of our risk/needs assessment tool. / We have QA practices in place to measure fidelity of our risk/needs assessment tool.Data / Quality Assurance /
What is the status of data-based decision making in your organization?
/ Our organization is not collecting data. / There is some data available, but it is reported inconsistently. We are planning for/developing a comprehensive quality assurance system. / We collect and report on data at the individual caseload, unit, and organizational levels. Data is used throughout the organization to measure our performance and provide feedback.*Adapted in part fromContinuum of Implementation of Evidence-based Practices Self-assessment developed by Dorothy Faust & Lore Joplin 2017.
Developed by: Jennifer Friddell, Kevin Rainey, Kineka Wallace and Amanda Wilson Page 1