by Veritas AMC | Mar 13, 2025 | Fostering an Improvement Culture
Published: 02/2025 Normalization of deviance occurs when members of an organization become so insensitive to departures from standard practices or, deviant practices, that it no longer feels wrong. The process begins when a small deviation from practice standards does...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 6, 2025 | Established Programs and Databases
Published: 08/2023 Oryx is The Joint Commission’s (TJC) performance measurement and improvement initiative, which integrates outcomes and other performance measure data into the accreditation process. The name “oryx” was chosen as it is a swiftly moving and graceful...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 04/2024 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...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 13, 2025 | Patient Safety and Quality Improvement and the Department and Hospital
Published: 06/2023 The peer-review process facilitates continuous evaluation of a provider’s professional performance by other providers using the 6 core competencies endorsed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education: patient care, medical...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 6, 2025 | Established Programs and Databases
Published: 09/2024 Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) are state or regional networks comprised of healthcare professionals, public health officials, and other stakeholders dedicated to improving perinatal health outcomes. PQCs adopt various structural...
