Quality Tools – Run Charts – Part 5: Outliers
Quality Tools – Run Charts – Part 4: Runs
Quality Tools – Run Charts – Part 3: Shifts
Quality Tools – Run Charts – Part 2: Variation and Trends
Quality Tools – Run Charts – Part 1: Intro
Systems Concepts – Part 4: Systems of Care
Systems Concepts – Part 3: Quality Cost and Value
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
Systems Concepts – Part 2: Best Parts Do Not Make A Best System
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
Systems Concepts – Part 1: What is a System?
This vlog post is the first in a series about the concept of systems. We begin with a discussion of the definition of a system and introduce the idea of systems thinking. We then look at how that applies to improving clinical quality and economic efficiency in systems of care, particularly for high-risk time-sensitive conditions… Read More