The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute have publications available as part of an open access series on Elements of Improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare.
A recent publication is:
Statistical process control in healthcare improvement by Mohammed Amin Mohammed (2024).
This provides:
- An intuitive illustration of the two types of variation that underlie statistical process control methodology.
- A brief description of the history, theory, and rationale of statistical process control methodology.
- Case studies to illustrate how statistical process control charts have been used in healthcare to monitor and improve the quality of healthcare.
- Critiques of the methodology in healthcare and reflection on its future role.
- Signposts to technical guides and further reading.
