SBH Data Definitions

 

Data:  is uninteruupted observations or facts

Information: is data transformed through analysis and interpretation into a form useful for decsion-making (data means nothing

     unless you decide what to do with it.)

We need data to document that we are in compliance with regulations.

We need to "drill down" into the dat to see what it is telling us; then we need to decide what to do with the data.

 

We gather data from Sparcs/Hanys on infection rates

CHF rate

NYPORTS sentinal events

 

Rank the data in bar graph in order of frequency, a Pareto Chart, to help decide which issues out of many you should focus on,

     as part of Performance Improvement.

 

Know following definitions:

 

Validity:  The capability of the indicator or tool to measure what it is supposed to measure.

Reliability:  The ability of the  indicator or tool to easure in a reproducible way what it is supposed to measure.

     Cannot have validity without reliability.

 

Mean = the average

Mode = the score that happens most often

Median =  50% above and 50% below

 

Common cause - can be predicted

Special cause - unstable, can not be predicte