How Progressive Hospitals Operationalize Their Quality Data

You’ve got your quality data. Now what?

Hospitals don’t lack for data on quality outcomes. The real question is what to do with it. Even after making sure the data is sound—by checking documentation, coding for accuracy, and verifying the integrity of data in the EHR, for example—people often wonder how to understand and use the information.

There aren’t easy answers. But, there are good answers and many, many good examples. A number of 3M customers are improving patient outcomes through deliberate and innovative uses of their quality data.