by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Types of measures used in quality improvement: Structure Measures Process Measures Outcome Measures Balancing Measures Measures, or metrics, are an essential tool to evaluate current system performance, identify improvement opportunities, and evaluate the progress and...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
The Pareto chart is a vertical bar chart that shows the frequencies at which various causes lead to an outcome. The chart was named after the Italian engineer and sociologist, Vilfredo Frederico Damaso Pareto, who used this type of chart in 19th century Italy, to...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Checklists are cognitive aids used in medicine to ensure consistent performance of multi-step tasks. They help practitioners complete each critical step in the proper order. Often, their greatest value is found in tasks with high stress (emergency protocols), high...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
When crafting an improvement plan, either proactively or in response to a safety event, the goal is to prevent future, similar systems errors. When evaluating potential solutions, it is important to consider the strength of the proposed interventions. The strongest...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) is an instrument that complies with the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal 2 (effective January 1, 2006)1, requiring organizations to improve effectiveness of communication among caregivers. It...
