by SASGOG | 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 Joe Sapp | Dec 19, 2025 | Project Elements
Process mapping is a technique used to fully understand and visually communicate processes clearly and concisely. It involves creating a graphical “map” or diagram that clearly outlines the steps involved in any process. It displays the specific steps necessary for...
by SASGOG | Mar 10, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 10/2024 The importance of Race, Ethnicity, and Language (REAL) Data is increasingly highlighted. With the predominance of the electronic health record and constant expansion of its uses, there is increasing potential to collect well-documented REAL data to...
by SASGOG | 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 SASGOG | 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 Joe Sapp | Aug 22, 2025 | Project Elements
Published: 08/2025 When emergent medical situations occur, there can be several sources of error. These are often categorized as technical, environmental, and team-based. Technical errors stem from the incorrect performance of a skill. Environmental errors include...
