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Mobility Matters
Mobility Matters The word mobilization was first used in a military context by the Russian army during the 1850s. Mobilization, in that context, is the act of assembling and making troops and supplies...
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The Next Phase in Quality’s Evolution
The Next Phase in Quality’s Evolution Much has been written about mindfulness training and meditation as they pertain to stress and weight reduction, treating anxiety and depression, lowering blood...
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Under Cultivation
Under Cultivation In order for organizations to cultivate an effective quality improvement process, there must be an awareness of the elements of an effective quality improvement system. As well, these...
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Mobility Matters
Mobility Matters Evidence-based medicine supports the practice of encouraging patient mobility as soon as possible. However, many factors can impact the timely implementation of patient mobility,...
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The Next Phase in Quality’s Evolution
The Next Phase in Quality’s Evolution In the modern information-driven work environment, there is a propensity for employees to be flooded by a massive influx of data and stimuli. This can result in...
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Stock Options
Stock Options The pharmacy department of the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) was facing several challenges related to inventory and supply chain management....
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Discover, Devise and Deploy
Discover, Devise and Deploy Tell me how you measure me, and I will tell you how I will behave. If youve been in quality for some time, you may have heard this quote from Eliyahu Goldratt tossed around...
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Discover, Devise and Deploy
Discover, Devise and Deploy This allegorical case study illustrates how customer, shareholder, and employee needs must be considered in order to create an effective process improvement strategy. A...
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Stock Options
Stock Options A previous analysis into reducing a pharmacy's waste was not being effectively executed. A new algorithm to calculate the minimum and maximum stock quantities was difficult to implement...
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Better Intelligence
Better Intelligence IT is changing the way we live, love, earn and learn. The world seems more interconnected today than ever before. http://www.asq.org/quality-progress/2017...gence.html
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The Deal With Big Data
The Deal With Big Data The era of big data is upon us. While providing a formidable challenge to the classically trained quality practitioner, big data also offers substantial opportunities for...
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Better Intelligence
Better Intelligence Information technology has made vast amounts of information readily available online and continues to provide various ways to interpret and use that information. Organizations have...
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The Deal With Big Data
The Deal With Big Data Big data is still a fairly new concept, but it is here to stay. Big data often makes people think of transactional data, social media, and search engines and evokes the names of...
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Visual Aid
Visual Aid Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of audit programs is an essential key performance indicator for those in the quality community. Thats why audit programs and audit reports are...
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In Focus
In Focus Probably the most significant change to ISO 9001:2015—Quality management systems—requirements concerns integrating risk-based thinking as part of the quality management system (QMS) and...
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In Focus
In Focus Risk prediction and prevention are increasingly important to organizations and standards, such as the ISO 9001:2015, specifically when it comes to quality management systems (QMS). The ISO...
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Visual Aid
Visual Aid Audits are useful methods to evaluate whether or not a system is working the way it should, but often times, understanding the results of an audit can be tricky. Auditors will often share...
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Nifty Fifty
Nifty Fifty This is the 599th issue of Quality Progress since its launch in 1968. And in that log span, it has documented every trend, happening and theory as the profession has evolved over 50 years....
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Forward Progress
Forward Progress Since 1968, Quality Progress has been the leading publication to inform professionals throughout the world about quality and to share best practices. Of course, the concept of quality...
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Forward Progress
Forward Progress To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Quality Progress, we take a look back at the evolution of quality. What started in medieval Europe around the 13th century has grown into a...
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