Key qualities of outcome measures
Meaningful
Valid and Reliable
Feasible
Usable
REMEMBER “MURF”
M - meaningful
U - usable
R - reliable (valid)
F - feasible
How many phases in the outcome management model
4
Explain phases in outcome management model
REMEMBER “Dead People I See”
Quality Improvement
“Doing things right OR how we are doing”
what does QI hope to improve
REMEMBER “COPPI”
Evidence Based Practice
“Doing the right thing”
Evidence Based Quality Improvement
blends QI with EBP
Sources of EBQI Internal Evidence
REMEMBER “CHAF ME”
Validity
is it measuring what it is supposed to measure
reliability
is it consistent every time its used
Cronbach’s alpha
a measurement of consistency or homogeneity of a scale