Charting new territory
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Application of statistical quality control tools to outpatient surgery and other hospital ancillary services can facilitate patient monitoring through control charting, and improve health care quality and administration. The quality tools include control charts, flowcharts, cause-and-effect diagrams and Pareto charts. The tools can be used for monitoring progress, depicting possible sources of discomfort in outpatient surgery, mapping clinical activities and determining optimum medication and anesthesia levels. The parameters for improving outpatient surgical care can also be determined.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 1997
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Did I really improve, or is it just variation?
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It is possible to use short-run control charts to gain valuable information about workout performance. A control chart takes account of variation to assess whether a process is changing, and it is therefore possible to determine whether workout performance is really improving. The stages involved in creating a short-run control chart are collecting data, calculating target values, calculating plot points, determining control limits and creating the control chart. It is possible to group different parts or situations on the same chart, giving immediate feedback.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 1997
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How to boost accountability on corrective actoins: the quality alert form
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A quality expert from Kaiser Aluminum developed a form designed to enhance communication between employees and business leaders and resolve disagreements over corrective actions. The form can serve as evidence that an employee has been informed to correct a certain mistake or adopt a new procedure, and can be useful in reducing the likeliness of committing the same mistake again.
Publication Name: Quality Progress
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0033-524X
Year: 1998
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