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title: Run Chart
description: Run charts are used in the healthcare industry and are very simple to construct and interpret. It  can be used with almost any process and type of data.
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# [Run Chart](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/run-chart)

 Written by [Kerrie Preston](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/author/kerrie-preston) | Aug 9, 2018 1:58:10 PM

 

## A Quick Overview of Run Charts

 

Run charts is very simple to construct and interpret. It does not allow for the same level of analysis offered by a control chart but can be used with almost any process and with any type of data: measurements, counts, percentages, ratios, and so on. 

 

###  Typical instances in healthcare would be:

 

- Number of referrals
- Falls per 1000 occupied bed days
- Waiting times (Time taken between referral and first assessment)

 

### Run Chart Example

Here we will show you what data is required when creating a Run Chart and how this is reflected in the Chart itself. 

 

So lets say the 'Aim' of the project was to:

##### Reduce the proportion of patients with hospital acquired pneumonia by 50% within 6 months.

and the measure was:

##### Proportion of patients receiving daily preventative chest physio a day.

 

## *You would need to capture the following data:*

| Label | A label for each data point, for example the dates when the values were recorded. This data is plotted on the X axis of the chart. |
| --- | --- |
| Value | The measurements/counts/percentages you wish to plot |

 

Data Capture Example:

###### Proportion of patients receiving daily preventative chest physio a day

###### Run Control Chart Example:

###### Proportion of patients receiving daily preventative chest physio a day

 

 

 

[Read more about the Statistical Process Control (SPC)

](https://blog.lifeqisystem.com/statistical-process-control)

 

 

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