While nearly all hospitals use data in some form to make quality decisions, evidence suggests that the industry has a long way to go to fully realize the potential of data-driven improvement. It ...

The course will meet during 8 workshop evening sessions lasting 1.5 hours each over 3 months. Students will develop core knowledge of QI processes including introduction to systems/design thinking, ...

Healthcare facilities simply cannot survive without prioritizing data collection. “A great emphasis is placed on data collection,” states Crissy Benze, RN, BSN, an ambulatory surgery center consultant ...

8. Re-measurement, and, if necessary, additional re-measurement; included must be a second round of data collection that objectively determines whether the corrective actions have achieved and ...

Quality Improvement Through MSHIELD. Melissa Creary, PhD, MPH ... The process relies on “granular data collection, analysis, and transparency” to drive practice improvement.

A few years ago, Boston Children's Hospital developed an application it calls Quality & Charge Capture to collect quality improvement-related data directly from clinicians overseeing care by linking ...

Access to high-quality data, organized record-keeping, and alignment of data collection processes will help alleviate these barriers to QI program implementation. The multidimensional nature of these ...