Create a Days Between Measure in an Aim
Days Between Aims measures are particularly helpful when tracking occurrences of things like CAUTI, CLABSI, MRSA Transmission, and Falls.
Create a Driver Diagram Aim
Navigate to the Improvement Page
Click thethree-dot menu on the top right
Select "Create Aim"
Select "Driver Diagram"
Disclaimer: The screenshots in this article were captured using an earlier version of LENS. While some visuals may look different, the overall functionality remains essentially the same.
Click Start Here or the
✏️Edit button to begin entering your Aim components:Title e.g. "Reduce occurrences of..."
Start Date (optional but encouraged)
Target End Date (optional)
Description (optional details)
Our Values (select one or multiple)
Aim Focus (select one or multiple)
Click Save
LENS will open the new Aim
Create an Aim Measure
Click ➕ Create a New Measure to link/associate a new Measure to the Aim
Select "Days Between"
Enter Measure data
Event Label what event are you measuring the days between?
Start Date when will you start measuring the days between?
Linked Aims which aims does this measure relate to?
Chart Title what will you call your chart?
Click Save
The "Days Between" Measure will populate inside of the Aim in the form of a card.
Add Data Points
Open the measure
Click the ➕ Quick Add button for data points
Enter quantitative and qualitative data
Click Save
Understanding the Data
The large number indicates the current days between specified event.
"Best" indicates the longest days between the specified event.
"Average" indicates the average number of days between the specified event.
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