title: Don't let data become too much of a good thing in clinical path, outcomes tracking efforts.
abstract: Too much of a good thing? Are you collecting too much data? At University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, caregivers were tracking every variance to every item on every clinical pathway. It was just too much work, and the reports weren't even useful. A new variance tracking system includes targeting three to 10 key events for each pathway and has resulted in greater tracking compliance and data accuracy.
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007484:Iowa; D008499:Medical Records; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017748:Time Management