Quality pros break through the healthcare barrier
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The introduction of a quality department in the Marshall Clinic, Wisconsin, has helped the clinic achieve good results, with respect to quality in services provided by it. Will LaFollette, a quality practitioner at the Marshall Clinic, has been associated with the clinic for about two years. A detailed analysis on managing quality standards by the clinic and LaFollette's involvement in carrying out various quality related jobs is presented.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 2005
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Change healthcare organizations from good to great
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The statistical figures relating to the number of deaths caused due to negligence on part of the healthcare sector, the various causes of negligence, and the need to implement best practices, that provide the best results consistently in maintaining healthcare quality, are discussed. Methods and means to ensure healthcare quality, are also presented.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 2005
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Faster turnaround time
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The details on North Shore University Hospital (NSUH), which minimized bed change over time through adoption of Six Sigma, are presented. NSUH is a unit of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 2006
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