{"title":"Developing a variance reporting system to facilitate quality improvement.","authors":"S W Brown, L S Nemeth","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A major challenge of clinical pathway programs is measurement of elements of patient care that affect health outcomes and applying this knowledge to institute systematic improvement. Development of a variance reporting system requires planning, teamwork, and an understanding of the underlying quality process. This article describes a sample approach for using data as part of a comprehensive strategy to reach quality and fiscal goals.</p>","PeriodicalId":79526,"journal":{"name":"Outcomes management for nursing practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Outcomes management for nursing practice","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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A major challenge of clinical pathway programs is measurement of elements of patient care that affect health outcomes and applying this knowledge to institute systematic improvement. Development of a variance reporting system requires planning, teamwork, and an understanding of the underlying quality process. This article describes a sample approach for using data as part of a comprehensive strategy to reach quality and fiscal goals.