Measurement

How-To Guide: Data Collection

At Kaiser Permanente, the patient is at the center of all decision making, and metrics can help us see at a glance the impact—positive or negative—that a team's decisions have had on a patient. The key to good metrics is finding the few, vital pieces of information that help us understand that impact.  

 

“The purpose of measurement in quality improvement work is for learning, not judgment,” says Bob Lloyd, the executive director of performance improvement at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, an independent nonprofit in Massachusetts. 

 

kristenroberts… Tue, 12/20/2016 - 16:11

Making Early Detection Easy

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By working in partnership and leveraging the power of Kaiser Permanente's electronic health records, this eye care team at Redwood City Medical Center helps patients get the cancer screenings they need.

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By working in partnership and leveraging the power of Kaiser Permanente's electronic health records, this eye care team at Redwood City Medical Center helps patients get the cancer screenings they need.

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Right Team, Right Tool, Right Test

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Right Team, Right Tool, Right Test
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Armed with data and a method for change, the Santa Clara Women's Clinic UBT significantly reduced lab specimen errors that plagued their department. This short video tells their story of sustaining change.

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Team members at the busy Santa Clara Women’s Clinic in Northern California significantly reduced the rate of lab specimen errors that had plagued their department—and the team culture today is a far cry from the days when employees would cover up their mistakes for fear of punishment. Their success earned them an invitation to present their project at the prestigious Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s National Forum on Quality Improvement. Watch their story on sustaining change.

 

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UBT Performance Tracking Tool

Submitted by Vaughn.R.Zeitzwolfe on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 10:09
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The UBT Performance Tracking Tool provides a picture of how the UBT’s actions impact overall performance.

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Tyra Ferlatte
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UBT Performance Tracking Tool

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Word document

Size:
8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
UBT members

Best used:
Use this tool while doing performance improvement work to track results in the intended area and across all areas over time.

 

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PDSA Project Map

Submitted by Vaughn.R.Zeitzwolfe on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 14:39
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This tool is used by a UBT to document the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycle for a performance improvement test.

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Tyra Ferlatte
For Use of Tools 2-4
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Word document

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8.5" x 11"

Intended audience:
UBT members

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Help your team members stay on track in meetings and huddles with this worksheet to document the PDSA cycle for a performance improvement test.

 

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Establishing Measures

Submitted by Kristi on Mon, 05/31/2010 - 21:33
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Tips on how to measure data; three types of measures; and three types of data.

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Establishing Measures

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Frontline workers, managers and physicians

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Help your team achieve performance excellence with these tips for establishing measures and measuring data.

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