Characteristics of the 14 selected methods
| Main thrust | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method | Complexity* | Process | Comparison | Problem | Customer | Cost | Management | General method | Focus on safety |
| *From the least (1) to the most (3) complex method. | |||||||||
| †Derived from FOCUS-PCDA. | |||||||||
| ‡Derived from the utilisation review. | |||||||||
| Clinical audit | 1 | × | |||||||
| Problem solving | 1 | × | |||||||
| HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) | 1 | × | × | ||||||
| PCDA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) | 1 | × | × | ||||||
| CQI (ANAES)† | 1 | × | × | ||||||
| Morbidity and mortality conferences | 1 | × | |||||||
| Appropriateness of care‡ | 2 | × | |||||||
| Failure mode effects and criticality analysis | 2 | × | × | ||||||
| Benchmarking | 2 | × | |||||||
| Functional value analysis | 3 | × | |||||||
| Quality function deployment | 3 | × | |||||||
| Policy management | 3 | × | |||||||
| Statistical process control | 3 | × | × | ||||||
| Total productive maintenance | 3 | × | × | ||||||