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Welcome to the ASQ Healthcare Division! We are a community of ASQ members that include providers of healthcare and services, supporters of the providers, and others allied to the filed. Our purpose is to offer and disseminate information relating to applications, research, innovations in quality theory and practice in healthcare.

Our Healthcare Division Leadership Team wants to help you gain maximum value for your membership. The following is a list of items that will build your awareness of available resources on this myASQ community:

We invite you to share what is working and lessons learned through our Discussion Board
Our extentsive Healthcare Body of Knowledge (HBOK) is accessible and searchable in Resources
Keep an eye out for our Healthcare Division Events and News posts that will help you stay connected to thought leaders and division members

News

Healthcare Holidays and Observances

I work in a hospital setting in Lab Services. Last month we had National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week - April 19-25, 2020 (Last Full Week of April) and we are currently celebrating Hospital week (May 10 - 16) and National Nurses Week (May 6-12). These are near and dear to my heart so I thought I'd check the internet to see what other healthcare ... more

Posted by Deborah Meeks in Healthcare Division on 05/13/2020 08:32 PM
Welcome from the Chair

Welcome to the MyASQ community! There are many different sectors that can be considered part of or associated with the "Healthcare" Industry: Direct patient care, Diagnostics, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Device, Insurance, Surveillance, Compliance, Regulatory & Accreditation, etc.. Regardless of your profession we all have one thing in common - ... more

Posted by Deborah Meeks in Healthcare Division on 05/07/2020 10:31 AM

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Turnover Rates in Healthcare

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Hello -
I am trying to find health care specific rates on job turnover. My searches result in general turnover rates ...

Eileen Chase 17d

Eileen Chase 7d

Thanks Deborah, I will check this out.

Deborah Meeks 12d

Hi Eileen,
I found a report issued by NSI that may provide some additional information.
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COVID-19 Pandemic

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Since we are Healthcare we almost have to talk about this topic! For those in Healthcare - I am sure you have been ...

Deborah Meeks 29d

Deborah Meeks 12d

Liked the video - thanks for sharing. I understand the sampling and PCR - not quite sure how they determine the ...

Carla Lundeen 14d

Great discussion - this topic has consumed my life for sure. A colleague's significant other works in wastewater ...

Deborah Meeks 22d

Great questions Dan...looking forward to the discussions!

Daniel Rand 25d

Thanks for opening this. I would like to offer a few more seeds for discussion. These may be of interest to other ASQ ...

Welcome and Introduce Yourself!

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Welcome to the Healthcare Community on myASQ! As you sign up, please tell us a little about yourself - what you do ...

Susan Peiffer Apr '20

Deborah Meeks 5d

HI Naeem,
I have heard that our DNV NIAHO annual audit is to be virtual...but we haven't had it yet. We use Cisco WebEx ...

Deborah Meeks 5d

Hi Joe!
You know your whole life is about to change. How are your change management skills? Just kidding!
Best ...

Deborah Meeks 5d

HI Christopher...thanks for sharing how "quality" has influenced your career. I love hearing how "quality" has ...

Deborah Meeks 5d

Hi Jessica,
Our system came up with multiple SARS2 testing methods...I wasn't directly involved in that but I am ...

Deborah Meeks 5d

Hi Luigi,

What I didn't mention is that I am a Medical Technologist with a Specialty in Blood Banking (ASCP) - Blood ...

Susan Peiffer 5d

Welcome Naeem Muhammad. Thank you for introducing yourself. We have done in-person safety rounds and some ...

Naeem Muhammad 6d

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Hi All,
My name is Naeem Muhammad. I am new to Healthcare Industry. I ...

Joseph Macdonald 7d

Hello Everyone!

I am an Industrial Engineer and Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. My background spanned ...

Christopher Connors 8d

Hi everyone, I am the Section Chair for ASQ Philly. I started my quality career in setting up Mentally Ill Chemical ...

Susan Peiffer 11d

HI Grace Duffy, Thanks for introducing yourself to everyone. All these years, and still learning more about you ...

Latest Resources

Raising the Bar

HBOK 1-200

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Title	Raising the Bar
Author(s)	A.V. Feigenbaum
Source	Quality Progress
Topic	Strategic Planning Process Strategic Management Qualities of Customer-Focused Organizations
Abstract

Date Created: 05/08/2020 12:22 PM

Raising the Bar

HBOK 1-199

Title	Raising the Bar
Author(s)	A.V. Feigenbaum
Source	Quality Progress
Topic	Performance Improvement
Abstract	Companies seeking to expand their global reach face a dual challenge created by ...

Date Created: 05/08/2020 12:20 PM

Gimme Five: Count on the 5S Improvement Method in the Lab

HBOK 1-198

Title	Gimme Five: Count on the 5S Improvement Method in the Lab
Author(s)	Ray Harkins
Source	Quality Progress
Topic	Performance Improvement Work Process Design (including environments of care) ...

Date Created: 05/08/2020 12:19 PM

Community Health Network Reduces Deadly Infections Through Culture of Reliability

HBOK 1-197

Title	Community Health Network Reduces Deadly Infections Through Culture of Reliability
Author(s)	Janet Jacobsen
Source	ASQ
Topic	Risk Management Performance Improvement Work Process ...

Date Created: 05/08/2020 12:18 PM

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The Healthcare Division of ASQ strives to engage stakeholders at all levels in improving the efficiency and efficacy of a global healthcare system utilizing a customer focused systems approach by encouraging research, innovation, and the formation of learning partnerships to advance knowledge of healthcare quality.

We encourage research, innovation, and the formation of learning partnerships to advance knowledge of healthcare quality.

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