Statistics in quality improvement: Measurement and statistical process control. Issue 5 (4th March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wolfe, Heather A.; Taylor, April; Subramanyam, Rajeev
• Editors: Davidson, Andrew
• Is Part Of: Paediatric anaesthesia. Volume 31:Issue 5(2021)
• Page Start: 539
• Page End: 547
• Publication Date: 2021-03-04
• Subjects: healthcare quality evaluation -- process assessment -- quality improvement -- quality improvement Statistics -- statistical process control; Pediatric anesthesia -- Periodicals; 617.96798
• DOI: 10.1111/pan.14163
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1155-5645

Abstract

Abstract: Data are used in healthcare quality improvement endeavors to measure and determine whether the changes made in the course of the work have made the desired impact. The methods used to analyze data in quality improvement differ slightly from those used in classical statistics. Run charts and statistical process control charts are the most common types of graphical representations used to visualize data collected for quality improvement. This review provides a basic introduction to measurement in quality improvement and explains the use of run charts and statistical process control charts with real‐life examples.