What is a Control Chart?
Statistical Process Control (SPC) Activity
Read these articles on control charts:
Coory, M., Duckett, S., & Sketcher-Baker, K. (2008, 2007). Using control charts to monitor quality of hospital care with administrative data. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 20(1), 31-39. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzm060
Perla, R. J., Provost, L. P., & Murray, S. K. (2011). The run chart: A simple analytical tool for learning from variation in healthcare processes. BMJ Quality and Safety, 20(1), 46-51. doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2009.037895
Duclos, A., & Voirin, N. (2010). The p-control chart: A tool for care improvement. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 22(5), 402-407. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzq037
Use the sample data provided below and QI Macros (https://www.qimacros.com/) to complete the tasks below. You should have downloaded the 30-day free trial of QI Macros in week 3. Start by completing the QI Macros tutorial (in the Excel menu, you will see the QI Macros for 2018 menu option, then select QI Macros Tutorial).
Resources to review from the QIMacros website:
QIMacros How to Guide: (https://www.qimacros.com/pdf/QI-Macros-How-To-Guide.pdf)
What is a Control Chart? (https://www.qimacros.com/control-chart/)
What is a Pareto Chart? (https://www.qimacros.com/pareto-chart-excel/)
Histogram in Excel with Cp, Cpk: (https://www.qimacros.com/histogram-excel/)
After completing the tutorial, download this data file Click for more options
to complete the following tasks:
Complete a histogram of the falls data.
Complete a Pareto chart using the medication errors data.
Complete a control chart (run chart) using the patient data.
Draft a 2-3 page summary of your results and include:
What does each chart convey?
How might you use the information provided?
Consider the key points from the readings and potential applications.
Discuss the upper control limit (UCL) and lower control limit (LCL) of the control chart (run chart).
Submit one WORD document with a screenshot of each chart followed by your written analysis. Refer to the Statistical Process Control Activity Rubric in the syllabus or from My Grades for submission guidelines.
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