Learning from Toyota’s SnafuRapid growth can leave employees’ skills behind.
Wed, 06/02/2010 - 06:00
The Toyota Production System and U.S. health care improvement share a long history. What lessons can health care leaders learn from Toyota’s recent production troubles? A few experts recently discussed this on WIHI, an audio program sponsored by… Ireland Embraces CPHQ to Promote Health Care Quality and SafetyAn interview with Marie T. Kehoe, general manager for quality and risk at Ireland's Health Service Executive South.
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 15:15
(NAHQ: Glenview, IL) -- Over the past three years, Ireland’s public health care system, the Health Service Executive (HSE), has been making health care quality and patient safety issues a critical part of its mission. In 2007, the HSE issued a… Major Health Reform Bills Include Quality ProvisionsThe major bills include critical provisions that address improving quality and health care system performance.
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 14:54
(NAHQ: Glenview, IL) -- As health reform measures make their way through Congress, with the House of Representatives narrowly passing a heath reform bill earlier this month, the issues of universal coverage, cost, and private vs. public delivery… Event: Health Care Quality Week Slated for Oct. 18–24Honor the dedication and achievements of health care quality professionals.
Thu, 08/13/2009 - 19:22
(NAHQ: Glenview, IL) -- Healthcare Quality Week (HQW) features the work of health care quality professionals and highlights their influence on improved patient care outcomes and health care delivery systems.
NAHQ members are encouraged to alert…