QI Run Chart Builder

Build a run chart and check the rules.

No patient information. Enter aggregate measures only (rates, counts, averages per period). Never enter names, record numbers, dates of birth, or any other patient identifier. Your data stays in this browser.

Measure

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Current measure Measure name Better when the value is Higher Lower No preferred direction Goal line (optional) Median from the first (baseline points; blank = all)

Add data

Period Value Change note (optional, e.g. PDSA 1 started) Add point

Paste many rows at once

One row per period: period, value, optional note (commas or tabs; pasting two columns from a spreadsheet works)

Add rows Replace existing points

Run chart

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No data yet. Add at least two points to draw the chart, or load the example to see how it works. The shift and runs rules need more than 10 points.

Keyboard: Tab to the chart, then use the arrow keys, Home and End to move between points.

• Data
• Median
• Goal
• Shift point (square)
• Trend point (triangle; a small triangle above a square = both)
• Change note

What the rules say

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Results summary text

Rules follow Perla, Provost & Murray, BMJ Quality & Safety 2011. A signal means the pattern is unlikely to be random variation; it does not prove what caused it.

Data table

Edit a cell and press Enter or leave the field to save. This table is also the accessible view of the chart.

#	Period	Value	Change note	Signal	Actions

Your data

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Everything is saved only in this browser (local storage). Nothing is sent to MedRise. Clearing your browser data, or the button above, deletes it.

Education and workflow support only. This tool charts aggregate process and outcome measures for quality improvement learning. It does not diagnose, treat, or make recommendations about any patient, and it does not replace your organization's quality, statistical, or clinical review. See the terms and disclaimer and privacy notice.