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The Quadruple Aim
Quadruple Aim

A Conceptual Framework

Improving the U.S. health care system requires four aims: improving the experience of care, improving the health of populations, reducing per capita costs and improving care team well-being. HITEQ Center resources seek to provide content and direction aligned with the goals of the Quadruple Aim

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Overview

Through the data validation process, valuable information is gained that can then be used to improve performance around patient care or quality of care metrics.  Improving quality performance may take the form of improving data collection processes, better identifying patients who need additional interventions, or decreasing missed opportunities to provide patients appropriate interventions, among other possibilities. This section includes guidance on leveraging Health IT to improve quality performance including change packages for recommended approaches related to various quality of care measures.

Improving Performance Resources
A Practical Guide to Data Analysis in Health Centers

A Practical Guide to Data Analysis in Health Centers

HITEQ Center, August 2025

This practical, introductory guide to data analysis features Ana, a nurse who is transitioning into a clinical informatics role by learning data analysis in a health center setting.

The guide: outlines foundational data concepts, including the three main categories of healthcare data: clinical, operational, and financial; details how data is collected, organized, and stored; provides an overview of various data analysis tools like Python, R, and SQL; explains how to clean and transform raw data; and concludes with examples of how data can be used for things like quality improvement and payment management.

Readers can download the three practice data sets provided to follow along with Ana throughout the guide.

Download the guide, along with three practice data sets, in the Documents to Download Section below.

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Acknowledgements

This resource collection was compiled by the HITEQ Center staff with guidance from HITEQ Advisory Committee members and collaborators of the HITEQ Center.