Making Your Data Work: Tools and Templates for Effective Analysis Book

Are you letting your data control you?The Joint Commission, state agencies, and others are demanding solid data proving increased patient safety. You may be enlisting your front-line staff to gather this kind of information, but do they know how to interpret that data? Frequently, vital information with great potential for improving patient care, as well as proving compliance with Joint Commission patient safety goals, is overlooked or underutilized. Avoid common mistakes with this valuable resource. Making Your Data Work: Tools and templates for effective analysis will help staff quickly and easily find and present valuable information to improve quality and performance at your facility. BONUS! The CD-ROM contains customizable forms, policies and tools meet the needs of your facility! Order today and take control of your data!The wealth of information you’re trying to make sense of can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. This easy-to-understand resource breaks down exactly what type of data you need and how to manipulate it once it’s collected to make positive changes in your facility. With Making your Data Work as you’re guide, you’ll be able to: Collect the appropriate data for your facilities specific needs Effectively analyze, store, and present your data Change processes based on your findings to achieve your goals Avoid common problems Table of contents at a glance Chapter 1: Why data is so important Chapter 2: Understanding the difference types of data Chapter 3: Analysis of your data Chapter 4: Data coding—If it’s not in a bin you will never find it Chapter 5: Comparing your data to goals Chapter 6: Control charts Chapter 7: Trending Chapter 8: Common cause analysis Chapter 9: Mechanics of data manipulation Chapter 10: Pivot tabled—The data analyst’s best friend Chapter 11: Presenting your data Chapter 12: Putting it all together—Is your data lying to you? Designed Especially For QI and PI professionals in hospitals and healthcare systems.