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“PDSA-ADHD”: A Newly Reported Syndrome

Elizabeth G. Baxley, Kevin J. Bennett, Chaiporn Pumkam, Sam Crutcher and M.Garrett Helms
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2011, 24 (6) 752-757; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100244
Elizabeth G. Baxley
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Chaiporn Pumkam
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We present a satirical case report of a new syndrome, called “plan do study act–attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,” or PDSA-ADHD. This syndrome is associated with the implementation of multiple simultaneous plan-do-study-act cycles as a quality improvement approach in a health care setting. This case represents a clinical warning sign of quality improvement impairment and suggests a new variant of organizational attention deficit disorder.

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Elizabeth G. Baxley, Kevin J. Bennett, Chaiporn Pumkam, Sam Crutcher, M.Garrett Helms
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2011, 24 (6) 752-757; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100244

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“PDSA-ADHD”: A Newly Reported Syndrome
Elizabeth G. Baxley, Kevin J. Bennett, Chaiporn Pumkam, Sam Crutcher, M.Garrett Helms
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2011, 24 (6) 752-757; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100244
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