On the face of it, standardization and improvement may be viewed as extreme opposites. We look at the benefits of standardization. Some standardization benefits are specific to lean. Breaking down ...

At a Veterans’ Affairs primary care women’s health clinic, primary care providers (PCPs) are responsible for monitoring patients who are prescribed opioids. The majority of patients don’t receive ...

The benefits of data standardization within the social sector—and indeed just about any industry—are multiple, important, and undeniable. Access to the same type of data over time lends the ability to ...