Performance measurement allows organizations to have a thorough understanding of the environment in which they are operating including the overall big picture view along with what is happening at the coalface on a daily basis. Such programs assist organizations in setting meaningful, achievable targets for continuous improvement.
Performance measurement utilising dashboard reporting systems examine results generated from key organisational administrative and clinical quality activities. The performance measurement system gives a comprehensive picture of the facilities overall strategies and operations.
Quality dashboards are a simple performance measurement system. Dashboard reporting enables an organisation to process their aggregated performance data into a format that assists executives, operational level managers and board members in evaluating how the organisation is tracking and identifying and addressing problems promptly. Dashboard reports use a "traffic light" coding system to evaluate performance with red indicating performance that is significantly below target; yellow, slightly below target; green, at or above the target.
Infection control dashboard reporting can turn complex infection control data into meaningful information and knowledge which can translate into interventions and actions. Infection control dashboard reporting can empower audiences at board; executive, operational management and coalface levels to support evidence based infection control continuous improvement efforts.