ReviewJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2020
Measurement for quality improvement: using data to drive change.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Exploring the utilisation and effectiveness of implementation science strategies by cystic fibrosis registries for healthcare improvement: a systematic review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Pooled it
- A FAR-Out approach for evaluating the impact of clinical practice changes on severe intracranial hemorrhage in preterm infants.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Improving social needs screening in general paediatrics through project SEEK.BMJ open quality · 2026Article
- Quicker team launch times for urgent priority neonatal retrievals: A Quality Improvement Initiative study.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Utilization of Lung Cancer Registries in Learning Health Systems for Health Care Improvement.JCO clinical cancer informatics · 2025Review
- Status Dystonicus in Children: Is it more Common than we Realize?Movement disorders clinical practice · 2025Article
- Improving UK data on avoidable perinatal brain injury: review of data dictionaries and consultation.Pediatric research · 2025Review
- Use of 4% tetrasodium EDTA (KiteLock™) to prevent central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections in pediatric hemodialysis patients.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
- A Multicomponent Strategy to Improve HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in a Southern US Jail: Protocol for a Type 3 Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Evaluating and identifying changes in the rate of unplanned discharge among Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities providing substance use disorder residential care.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
- Developing a customised set of evidence-based quality indicators for measuring workplace violence towards healthcare workers: a modified Delphi method.BMJ open quality · 2024Article
- Organization of care of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia-Building a high-functioning CDH program.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024Review
- "Quality teaches you how to use water. It doesn't provide a water pump": a qualitative study of context and mechanisms of action in an Ethiopian quality improvement program.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Advancements in neonatology through quality improvement.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2022Review
- Decreasing driveline infections in patients supported on ventricular assist devices: a care pathway approach.BMJ open quality · 2022Review
- Decreasing early hypoglycemia frequency in at-risk newborns after implementing a new hypoglycemia screening algorithm.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Article
- Changing safety culture.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Article
- A practical guide to publishing a quality improvement paper.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Article
- Consensus Approach for Standardizing the Screening and Classification of Preterm Brain Injury Diagnosed With Cranial Ultrasound: A Canadian Perspective.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- The business case for quality improvement.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2020Article
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Abstract
Measurement is a core foundation of quality improvement (QI), and analysis of data for QI requires distinct approaches and tools as compared with other areas of healthcare. QI efforts can use structural, process, outcome, and balancing measures, and each measure should have a clear operational definition. Data for improvement should be analyzed dynamically over time, with a focus on understanding the variation present in the data. Distinguishing between common cause and special cause variation is necessary to evaluate and guide improvement efforts. Statistical process control tools such as run charts and control charts can be powerful tools to analyze data over time and help understand variation. This article continues a series of QI educational papers in the Journal of Perinatology, and offers a review of the use of data and measures to drive improvement.
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