This chapter describes recent efforts by the chemical and petroleum industries to define process safety metrics suited to the needs of their enterprises. It then discusses how such concepts can be ...

As one of the top research universities in the world, Stanford houses a program that takes a meta approach to research itself — the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS). METRICS was ...

Strategic design is becoming a key priority as healthcare providers realize compelling correlations between better design and increased patient satisfaction as well as other key metrics. No longer an ...

In this chapter, the committee begins by discussing metrics in general, including terminology and a kind of taxonomy of metrics, what metrics cannot do, and some thoughts on measuring trust and ...

In lean times, a business process metrics program might seem like something that’s nice to have but not essential. However, identifying, redesigning, and monitoring just one critical business process ...

Panelists discuss how quality metrics should focus on keeping patients out of hospitals through core medical therapies, measuring all-cause hospitalizations and days spent at home in the community, ...

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Metrics are a vital part of a successful ergonomics process. Typically, the need to implement an ergonomics process comes from the desire to reduce injuries and costs, which are lagging metrics.

It’s no secret that today’s healthcare system revolves around metrics. Specifically, quality metrics are increasingly used to define “good” care and determine reimbursement. But do these standardized ...