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Vaccinate Your Hospital Against Mistakes and Errors
Is it possible to vaccinate your healthcare facility, your hospital against mistakes and errors that cause patient harm?
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“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma For Hospitals” and QI Macros [software].
“You know, people resist getting vaccinations. But why do hospitals resist using Smart Performance Charts (control charts, Pareto charts, histograms) to start to improve the quality of care?
“You know, a control chart is like a heart monitor… you know, it measures the performance of the heart. It can detect tachycardia, it can detect AFib in your organization, and it can also detect a normal sinus rhythm, something that’s expected. Great thing about it is it’s very affordable and you can start doing it right now.
“I mean, this isn’t that hard. I have tools on my website to help people learn how to use control charts easily.
“So why not vaccinate your hospital against medical mistakes and errors and harm? Start using the Tools of Quality – Smart Performance Charts – to improve overall performance of healthcare.
“That’s my Improvement Insight. Let’s go out and improve something this week, like the use of tools for performance improvement in healthcare.”
