A tribute to the prehistoric pioneers of human progress
and a ray of sunshine for modern man
Stonehenge Software is the publisher of the online application, Process Measure.
Process Measure is a simple software tool to help not‑for‑profit healthcare organizations in the United States to efficiently improve their performance in terms of any desired measures, such as those defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) at cmit.cms.gov.
As we know from Edwards Deming, the outcomes of a system are primarily determined by its processes.
Therefore, to improve its performance in terms of any desired measures, a healthcare organization needs to focus on improving its processes.
A process can consist of many steps. Trying to improve the performance of all the steps of a process at the same time could be a waste of precious resources, if only one or two steps are causing significant trouble.
Process Measure enables healthcare organizations to identify, at a glance, within specific processes, the individual steps that are causing the most trouble.
TESTIMONIAL
We have been using Process Measure at our hospital for over a year. Process Measure has helped us understand and analyze the key influencing factors (steps) affecting our DTN (door to needle times) for stroke patients receiving thrombolytics. This has created an objective method for determining where to focus our process improvement methods to get the most “bang for the buck” … aka biggest leverage on the outcome. Operationally - the software is easy to use, entered data is readily accessible for edits if required, and the informative setup procedures make the learning curve short for new users. With several design features that allow flexibility in adapting the program corresponding to changes in clinical workflow (steps) and the ease with which performance graphs can be obtained is truly impressive. We received kudos from the DNV stroke accreditation surveyors on innovative use of Process Measure to drive process improvements. We are excited about spreading the use of this tool to other acute care situations in the hospital.
Devesh Dahale, Director of Health Systems Engineering at Southeast Health, Dothan, Alabama, March 6, 2024
Thank you to Ira Gorelick for the beautiful photograph of Stonehenge, one of the earliest examples of artificial intelligence.
CONTACT
You can contact us by e‑mail at admin@stonehenge-software.com.