Depending upon the direction of a measure's improvement, outlier interpretations can be (Choose two):
Through ___________ the data collection staff can spot patient trends as they develop rather than receive the information after the patient have been discharged.
For instance, the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia sooner, or it may spot an increase in the rate of aspiration in stroke patients as it occurs.
Rapid cycle testing is designed to reduce the cycle time of new process implementation from months to days.
To prevent unnecessary delays in testing or implementation, teams or units using rapid cycle testing must remain focused on the testing of solutions and avoid:
Physicians' actions have been noted be a major contributor to unexplained clinical variation in healthcare.
Unexplained clinical variation leads to increased healthcare costs, medical errors, patient frustration, and poor clinical outcomes. The increase in information being collected on physician practice patterns has begun to expose widespread variations in practice.
In healthcare, variation exists among providers by (Choose two):
Administrative databases are an excellent source of data for reporting on clinical quality, financial performance, and
certain patient outcomes. Use of administrative database is advantageous for the following reason EXCEPT:
