title: Reality management. Real-time data let hospital leaders base decisions on what's happening now, not last year.
abstract: Managing quality improvement, patient safety, workforce issues and strategic decision-making makes a lot more sense when you base your decisions on what's happening in the present, not the past. Real-time management is proactive and allows potential mistakes to be corrected before they can hurt patients.
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quinn
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management; D005246:Feedback; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000379:methods*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D007857:Leadership; D008145:Louisiana; D009862:Online Systems; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017751:Safety Management; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014341:Trustees; D014481:United States