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| Getting to Best Practices |
In the healthcare arena the term "Best Practice" is used to
help define a way of doing a specific process, within that medical facility, the "best
way possible" after a complete review of the present practices. One of the articles last week dealt with "Six Sigma", one of
the quality movements that can help any organization not
only boost productivity and profit, but,
help them understand their process and
get to "Best Practice".
Being from Detroit, quality is always an issue, in fact, one of
my favorite quotes is from Henry Ford "Quality is doing the job right when
nobody is looking". How true is that statement?
Regardless of the method used to get to the "Best Practice" (Focus
PDCA, Six Sigma Zero defects,..) each medical facility needs to make sure there is buy in from top to bottom. W. Edward
Deming (the father of quality improvement) once said "Quality is everyone's
responsibility". Once that buy in takes place, process will improve and then
the facility can move closer to "Best Practices".
Getting to a "Best Practice" is hard work but once achieved
you can use that success to achieve other success within your department or facility.
Sincerely,
Stephen M. Kovach
Director of Education
Healthmark Industries Company, Inc.
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| Tip of the Week |
We all are interested
in getting Benchmarking information .
Here
are a few links that might help.
AORN benchmarking resource...
SGNA benchmarking article...
The Quality Digest
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| News Headlines |
International Infection Prevention Week...
Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Cost the US Healthcare System Billions...
If Six Sigma Is So Easy, Why Isn't Everyone Doing It?
Cleanliness Promotes Moral Behavior...
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