by Joe Sapp | Sep 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 09/2025 Bias refers to the “deviation of results or inferences from the truth, or processes leading to such deviations.” Just as a thorough differential diagnosis list promotes accurate, effective disease identification and management, understanding...
by SASGOG | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 10/2023 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...
by SASGOG | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 02/2023 As defined in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality TeamSTEPPS Fundamentals Course, closed-looped communication is: …the process of acknowledging the receipt of information and clarifying with the sender that the intended information has...
by Linda Alexander | May 1, 2026 | Project Elements
Published 5/2026 Unlike Root Cause Analysis, which is performed after an adverse outcome, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a proactive risk analysis tool. FMEA employs a stepwise approach to prioritize potential interventions to reduce the risk of failure...
by SASGOG | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 05/2024 The Fishbone Diagram (also known as the Ishikawa diagram) is a cause-and-effect quality tool used for exploring potential causes of a particular outcome. The diagram can be used to guide quality improvement projects. It is best used to engage a...
by Joe Sapp | Aug 22, 2025 | Project Elements
Published 08/2025 As change requires group buy-in and can affect the workflows of multiple stakeholders, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) cannot be done effectively without a team. This team, as a composite, should understand the care concerns, predict...
