Performance improvement teams for better psychiatric rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT

Despite the promise of psychiatric rehabilitation, many programs fail to incorporate innovative rehabilitation practices into their day-to-day regimens. Performance improvement is an effective paradigm for helping agencies improve the quality of their programs. Four phases of performance improvement are reviewed in this article organizing for change, preparing the environment, focusing the environment, and maintaining improvement. Implementing the four phases of performance improvement is illustrated in a case study. Methodological rigor of data generated by performance improvement teams is also discussed.