Applying Control Charts to Quality Improvement
- 1 November 1996
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal for Healthcare Quality
- Vol. 18 (6) , 32-41
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-1474.1996.tb00868.x
Abstract
This article reviews the definitions and principles that should guide the use of control charts in healthcare quality. Several examples from the literature are used to illustrate significant problems and issues in control chart construction.Keywords
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