02 Oct Collection,data, srarical tools
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One size does not fit all in data collection, so it is very important to understand both the advantages and disadvantages of all methods associated with data-collection techniques. The knowledge you gain this week from your readings will help you use data more effectively and efficiently in clinical quality improvement attempts. There are also two statistical tools that are commonly used to track performance measures: the control chart and the comparison chart.
This week you will consider how to collect as many data elements from as few data sources as possible. It is important not to just “get data” but to obtain data that is pertinent to the question or measurement being reviewed and identifying who has a stake in quality improvement and how the data will be used for improvement. The application of data collection and statistical tools to measure and access health care quality initiatives, common cause and special cause errors in health care, and evaluating ethical, legal, and moral obligations related to quality measures will also be discussed.
Discussion: Data Collection and Statistical Tools
Shewhart’s Theory for Statistical Process Control (SPC) requires a change in thinking from error detection to error prevention and has a number of benefits in health care. Several of the benefits include patient focus, increased quality awareness, decisions based on data, implementing predictable health care processes, reduced costs, fewer errors resulting in increased patient safety, and improved processes that result in improved health care outcomes and better quality care. However, every process varies. In SPC terminology as it relates to a control chart, a common cause variation does not suggest that a process functions at a desirable or undesirable level, but whether the nature of the variation is stable or predictable within certain limits. A special cause variation is a negative finding, and any changes made in a health care organization should not be made until it identifies and eliminates special causes. A control chart will tell a health care organization if a variation is a common or special cause and how to approach an improvement process. If it is a special cause the health care organization should investigate it and eliminate the variation, not change the process. If there is a common cause variation, the implementation of a process change is what will address the variation. Control charts will reveal whether the change was effective (Joshi et.al, 2014).
In this Discussion, you will look at these statistical tools for quality improvement and describe the differences between common cause variation and special cause variation. You will also explain any ethical, legal, or moral obligations that would support your rationale.
To prepare:
Review the Learning Resources for the week as they relate to Statistical Process Control, common cause, and special cause variation.
Read the following situations and determine whether each situation is a common cause variation or a special cause variation:
Dispensing the wrong medication to a patient
Dispensing the correct medication several hours after it was supposed to be dispensed
For both of these examples, apply data-collection and statistical tools to measure and explain your rationale for your determination.
References
Joshi, M. S., Ransom, E. R., Nash, D. B., & Ransom, S. B. (Eds.). (2014). The healthcare quality book: Vision, strategy, and tools (3rd ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
Chapter 5, “Data Collection” (pp. 111–131)
Chapter 6, “Statistical Tools for Quality Improvement” (pp. 135–154)
Finkelstein, J. A., Brickman, A. L., Capron, A., Ford, D. E., Gombosev, A., Greene, S. M., … Sugarman, J. (2015). Oversight on the borderline: Quality improvement and pragmatic research. Clinical Trials, 12(5), 457–466.
Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Grant, S., Guthrie, B., Entwistle, V., & Williams, B. (2014). A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 28(1), 21–40.
Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Kachalia, A. (2013). Improving patient safety through transparency. New England Journal of Medicine, 369(18), 1677–1679.
Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Nelson, W. A. (2014). Proposed ethical guidelines for quality improvement. Healthcare executive, 29(2), 52–55.
Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Squazzo, J. D. (2014). The ethics of access to care and care disparities. Healthcare Executive, 29(1), 32–6, 38–9.
Note: Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Punke, H. (2013). Turning healthcare in to a high reliability industry: Memorial Hermann shares 5 steps. Retrieved February 1, 2016, from http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/turning-healthcare-in-to-a-high-reliability-industry-memorial-hermann-shares-5-steps.html
Punke, H., & Becker’s Healthcare. (2013). Turning Healthcare in to a High Reliability Industry: Memorial Hermann Shares 5 Steps. Retrieved from http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/turning-healthcare-in-to-a-high-reliability-industry-memorial-hermann-shares-5-steps.html. Used with permission of Becker’s Healthcare.
Scoville, R., & Little, K. (2014). Comparing lean and quality improvement. IHI White Paper. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Retrieved from http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/IHIWhitePapers/ComparingLeanandQualityImprovement.aspx
Required Media
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School. (2015). Divergent & convergent thinking (part 1) [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/AudioandVideo/Whiteboard17.aspx
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School. (2009a). Deming’s system of profound knowledge (part 1) [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/AudioandVideo/Whiteboard1.aspx
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School. (2009b). Deming’s system of profound knowledge (part 2) [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Pages/AudioandVideo/Whiteboard2.aspx
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.
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