Aggregating Data for PQI: Analyzing Results to Improve Programs

This training will focus on how to collect, organize, and use aggregate data to better understand program performance and support performance and quality improvement (PQI). Participants will learn practical approaches for combining data across administration, programs, and services to identify trends, measure progress toward outcomes, and inform decision making.

This training is designed for organizations that are building or strengthening their PQI systems. Staff who are new to developing outcomes and outputs should first attend the virtual training, Outcomes and Outputs: Building Meaningful Measures for PQI, June 17 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET, to gain foundational knowledge on effective data collection and analysis. These two trainings build on the introductory PQI training that is offered quarterly.

Takeaways

• Benefits of aggregating data
• Understand the process and practice through group exercises
• What aggregate data is and why it is important for PQI
• Identify common methods for collecting and organizing data across programs, services, or reporting periods
• How to analyze aggregate data to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement
• Use aggregated outcomes and outputs to demonstrate program effectiveness and support accreditation requirements

Who Should Participate

• Staff at organizations pursuing first-time accreditation and new primary contacts
• PQI directors, coordinators, and staff responsible for collecting and analyzing program data
• Staff responsible for aggregating data across programs, services, or locations
• Those needing guidance on organizing, summarizing, and interpreting aggregated data for PQI and reporting purposes