Critical decision point | Reporting requirements |
Need for a stable baseline to draw inferences | Rationale for number of data points, the time unit and sample size for each data point |
Choice of outcome measures | The same primary outcome before and during intervention implementation, including definition and data collection. Balancing and intervention fidelity process measures report on safety and compliance with the intervention. |
QI design features | Explicit reporting on several design features:
For instance, the study design in the title could be: a controlled 1-year QI study with routinely collected data. Additional detail can be reported in the methods. |
SPC analysis | Explicit reporting on:
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QI, quality improvement; SPC, statistical process control.