Six Sigma, a quality-control methodology first developed for manufacturing, is now used by business and organizations of all ...

As businesses try to do more with less and respond to economic pressures, they are naturally interested in reducing costs by improving processes throughout their organizations. A number of ...

The old adage of learning from your mistakes isn’t just good advice for people; it applies to healthcare organizations as well. When hospitals make mistakes in the ...

“At the heart of improvement is small testing for change,” says Julie Kliger, MPA, BSN, RN, founder and principal of The Altos Group. Ms. Kliger has learned the value of conducting small tests of ...

Lean Six Sigma is a continuous improvement methodology that focuses on the elimination of waste and reduction of variation from manufacturing, service and design processes. The Lean methodology aims ...

A holistic approach to healthcare quality improvement that focuses on systems instead of separate, individual elements has been successful in many organizations, according to a report by participants ...

Businesses use quality management systems to improve the efficiency of their processes, which can help increase profitability. Total Quality Management systems use a variety of tools and theories to ...

Almost two decades ago, the landmark report “To Err is Human” compelled healthcare to address the large numbers of hospitalized patients experiencing preventable harm. Concurrently, it became clear ...

Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) report disproportionally worse cancer mortality. Current global cancer control efforts focus predominantly on expanding access to multimodality treatment for ...

About 800 U.S. hospitals have earned accreditation from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) between 2017 and 2023 through programs aimed at improving the quality of surgical care. Researchers found ...

Accounting for patient perspectives adds value to safety and quality improvement initiatives. Patient experience is a valuable element of addressing patient safety incidents and conducting quality ...

New study findings show the vast majority of small-scale quality improvement (QI) projects in surgery suffer from poor ...