Ursa Health launched the Ursa Studio Knowledge Base this past May to provide users with a 24/7, self-service option for learning about the features and content in our analytics development platform. Gathering all the knowledge users need to get the most out of Ursa Studio into a single repository helps create an efficient learning experience and complements our live trainings and video training catalog. Our aim is to make proficiency easily attainable by users with varying needs.
Author: Ryan O’Connell
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Making the most of run charts for healthcare performance improvement
The run chart is a classic tool of quality improvement work. Depicted as a line graph, it provides insight into changes in a specific performance measure over time. The chart’s x axis presents chronological time intervals, while the y axis presents counts or rates of the data being measured.
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Mastering change: the Behavioral Change Stairway Model
The imperative to collaborate to achieve common goals has long defined human interactions. Initially, this imperative was rooted in survival, but working in partnership is no less important today than it was for our ancestors.
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Resources for healthcare improvement
Improvement science, like many quality-related disciplines, is rooted in the work of W. Edwards Deming, the 20th century management expert famous for his 14-point management philosophy and statistical process control methods. This discipline holds the promise of simultaneously increasing quality and reducing costs.