by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 02/2025 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...
by Veritas AMC | Feb 28, 2025 | Common Sources of Improvement Work
Published: 04/2024 Debrief is a dedicated session in which participants review and reflect on team performance or a clinical outcome. Surgical debriefs are multi-disciplinary, involving surgeons, anesthesia, nursing and allied healthcare staff. These sessions are...
by Veritas AMC | Feb 28, 2025 | Common Sources of Improvement Work
Published: 06/2024 SSI are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as infections related to an operative procedure that occur within 30 days of the procedure, or within 90 days if prosthetic material is implanted at surgery. SSIs remain a...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 6, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 12/2024 Swim Lane Diagrams are a type of process map or flowchart, popularized by Rummler and Brache in 1990. Process maps and flowcharts are visual models used to understand processes and identify improvement opportunities like inefficiencies, delays,...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 12/2024 Setting aspirational yet realistic quality improvement targets can be difficult. There are a variety of targets, and your approach will vary depending on your organization’s current performance on an indicator, what benchmarks exist and assessment...
