CQUIPS Masterclass: Data Management
Making data easier to use for improvement: A data management masterclass
Speakers: Brian Wong, Joseph Kim
Masterclass by the Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS)
QI specialists constantly look for ways to turn data into knowledge to inform action. Whether using data downloaded from your electronic health record, extracted via chart review or collected through a survey, the proper collection, management, interpretation and presentation of data is crucial to improvement science. Applying fundamental principles in data management makes it easier to describe, retrieve and analyze data for improvement. This masterclass will help participants develop rigorous data management skills, including creating data dictionaries, setting up longitudinal datasets and storing/retrieving data. These skills will support the creation of run and control charts.