Interpreting of Data & Improvement Pt. 2
Thursday, September 2, 2021
1:30 - 2:30 PM CST

Offered Through Partnership with New Jersey Hospital Association

OVERVIEW:
The interpretation of data assigns a meaning to the information analyzed and determines its signification and implications. The importance of data interpretation is evident and it needs to be done properly. Is it improvement, or isn’t it? Correctly interpreting data is critical to ensure appropriate decisions are made about processes and need for changes. This second session will provide an overview of how to assess data for signals of improvement, such as trends and why run charts are essential tools for determining improvement vs. normal variation.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
C-suite, nurse leaders, registered nurses, pharmacy, interdisciplinary healthcare providers, quality improvement professionals and risk managers.

FACULTY:  Fran Griffin & Associates, LLC
Fran Griffin, RRT, MPA is an improvement consultant with extensive health care experience in high reliability, patient safety, quality improvement and infection prevention. Ms. Griffin works with various organizations to drive clinical quality improvement and provide training to increase skills and capabilities of clinician and health care managers. She has led multiple, successful developed and delivered many quality improvement training programs. Ms. Griffin holds a master’s degree in public administration, is co-developer of the Global Trigger Tool and author on numerous articles.

Ms. Griffin is a respiratory therapist and former EMT and worked in clinical care before advancing to hospital administration with oversight for quality, case management, infection prevention and emergency preparedness. She served as a senior advisor to innovation models at the CMS Innovation Center and led the Innovation Advisors Program. Fran has been faculty for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement since 2000 and was full time staff for eight years.