Are You Preparing for ISO 9001:2015?
The international standard for quality management systems, known as ISO 9001, is currently being revised and is scheduled for release in late 2015. Are you ready for the changes? How do the changes affect you?
Quality in China
In late October, longtime Baldrige examiner Miriam Kmetzo traveled to Suzhou, China, to attend and speak at the 6th Quality Forum for Academics and Innovation.
ASQ Webinar: The High Reliability Healthcare Organization” from a NASA Engineer’s Perspective
Contact Email
eesparza@capaware.com
Contact Name
Eva Esparza
Contact Phone Number
512-323-9647
Date
City
Austin
Event Website
http://asqaustin.org/2014/12/03/webinar-the-high-reliability-healthcare-organization-12172014/
State
TX
Description
Speaker Tim Adams is a senior engineer in quantitative reliability and risk for the NASA Kennedy Space Center. Tim’s interests, experience, and education provide a multidisciplinary approach.
Please RSVP to receive reminder and allow us to better plan.
Join the event via audio conference or the Internet.
Country
USA
NAHQ Webinar: From Quality Improvement to Implementation Science
Contact Email
cpawlowski@nahq.org
Contact Name
Cara Pawlowski
Contact Phone Number
847-375-4760
Date
City
Chicago
Event Website
http://www.nahq.org/education/events/dec14-webinar.html
State
IL
Description
There continues to be a gap between what we know, what we do, and what we sustain in healthcare. This gap harms our patients’ safety and quality of life, and it harms our organizational outcomes. To address this gap, professionals in healthcare quality can facilitate their work by integrating tools and strategies from implementation science. This presentation will define implementation science and link it to quality improvement using the example of a statewide hospital fall risk reduction collaborative. Attendance is free.
Country
USA
Essential Actions for Root Cause Analysis
Have you ever received a customer complaint with blurry photos and a demand for immediate action, but insufficient detail to actually take that action?
Dead See Scrolls
I recently participated in the AME conference in Jacksonville, Florida, a terrific rally for manufacturing excellence with the tongue-twisting theme, “Strategic Success Through People-Powered Excellence.”
