by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 02/2023 Root cause analysis (RCA) is process used to learn how and why an error occurred. It is a retrospective, structured, resource-intensive, and systems-focused analysis of an event. This comprehensive event review modality is usually dedicated to...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 04/2023 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...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 02/2023 After identifying a problem, the next step in any quality improvement process is to set a goal. Appropriate goals in quality improvement should conform to the acronym “SMART”: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Remember that...
by Veritas AMC | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 05/2024 The Health and Human Services (HHS) Healthy People 2030 Campaign recognizes that Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) have a major impact on quality of life.1 These domains encompass nonmedical factors that influence the health of individuals and...
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 | 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,...
