When it comes to data, less is more
Data has been described as ‘know nothing’. To be useful, it needs to be converted into Information (know ‘what’), then Knowledge (know ‘how’) and finally
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Big Data and the dangers of drowning
There has been a well-documented explosion in information in recent years. The amount of available data has grown so large that it is described as
Why New Year resolutions are a lot like Quality Improvement
We know from studies involving millions of people worldwide that most New Year resolutions are abandoned before the second Saturday of January. Despite the best
Collaboration – cliché or the cornerstone of health care?
‘Collaboration’ has been promoted as an approach for improving health care so often that it risks becoming a cliché. Its proponents believe collaboration increases efficiency,
Transitions of care are like raisins in the sun
Last month I had the privilege to attend the national Medicines Leadership Forum hosted by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists for Australia (SHPA) in Canberra.
Does pizza protect against cancer?
The 29th annual Ig Nobel awards ceremony was held recently at Harvard University. The awards honor achievements that ‘make people laugh and then think’ by
Not everything important is measurable
The prevailing consensus in implementation science is that meaningful change require data driven approaches. Authors like James Harrington agree and emphasize the importance of measurement