Dr Ko at podium, gesturing widely with both hands. Slide wording is in the post.
Slide with title 'Inaccurate data is dangerous' followed by wording- Inaccurate data blases Ql results by distorting: Magnitude of effect . Direction of change Causality attribution . Comparisons across units . Time trends Most dangerously, Inaccurate data results in: Create false confidence. Delay recognition of harm . Lead to misallocated resources Erode trust in Ql efforts
'Accuracy is the first step for achieving quality: We can't improve what is mismeasured'. Clifford Ko, talking with his hands in true Clifford style🤗, suggests that bad data can sometimes be worse than no data. #SPICA #NSQIP
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