Center for Systems Improvement
Center for Systems Improvement
Knowing if performance is getting better, worse, or staying about the same – it can have a big impact on management decisions. The tool that helps us understand how things are going is also one of the most important data visualization tools in the quality management toolbox – the run chart. This vlog will explain… Read More
In this forth segment of the series on Systems Concepts, we take a deeper look into the systems of care concept to understand all of the elements and organizations that are involved. We use stroke systems of care as the example. (Duration 5:48) Notes and Resources HeartRescue Project – Fosters systems of care for out-of-hospital cardiac… Read More
This vlog post is the third in a series about the concept of systems. Quality is important, but it’s not the only dimension of system performance. This post explores the relationships between quality, cost and value and how that applies to systems of care. (Duration – 6:02) Notes and Resources Related article: Gunderson M: The… Read More
This vlog post is the second in a series about the concept of systems. It explores the systems design principle that having all of the best individually performing parts does not nesessarily provide the best performing system. That concept is then applied to the example of systems of care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. (Duration –… Read More