Auto industry drives to improve healthcare
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The Automotive Industry Action Group promulgated 'Business Operating Systems (BOS): For Health-care Organizations - Requirements for Process Improvements to Achieve Excellence,' as a replacement for the ISO International Workshop Agreement. The new healthcare standards combine the 2006 Malcolm Baldbrige National Quality Award and ISO 9001 principles.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 2007
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Quality health care - a path forward
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A guidance document produced by the American Society for Quality health division, the health care and automotive industries on improving standards in health care is discussed. The revisions to the ISO 9001 standard required are examined.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 2000
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Developing the voluntary healthcare standard
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Development of standards for voluntary maintenance of quality of healthcare in the United States is described.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 2006
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