Tag: Quality
Management Lessons from Zingerman’s CEO Ari Weinzweig
It was a very pleasant surprise that ASQ chose Ari Weizweig, a founder and CEO of Zingerman's Deli (and other businesses) in Ann Arbor,...
Weekend Fun – Quality Related Band Names
I was driving the other day, listening to the 1980s music channel on XM Radio. The DJ announced a song by Duran Duran and...
The Fall and Rise of Automotive (and Healthcare) Quality
One of my favorite newspaper writers is Ed Wallace of my local Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Wallace appears in the Sunday automotive section and usually...
One Problem with Healthcare Data
This article caught my eye recently: "Canada leads in surgical mishaps." By "leads," the article means they have a high number of mishaps (which...
Webinar Recording from a University of Michigan Health System Lean Leader
Yesterday, the MIT SDM program hosted a webinar by Dr. Jack Billi from University of Michigan. I had the good fortune to meet Dr....
ASQ Member Videos on Quality, Their Careers, and Their Lives
As mentioned in Monday's post with Podcast #131 (Paul Borawski, CEO of the American Society for Quality), ASQ had a contest where members could...
Paul Borawski, the CEO of ASQ (American Society for Quality) on...
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My guest for episode #131 is Paul Borawski, the CEO of ASQ, the American Society for Quality. Today, we are talking about ASQ, their...
Berwick Steps Down as Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Administrator
This made news on Wednesday - Dr. Donald M. (Don) Berwick stepped down as CMS Administrator: "Harvard professor Don Berwick resigns as Medicare chief."...
Federal Funding Ends for Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
I'm still looking for a published news source for this, but I learned earlier today from Paul Borawski, the CEO of the American Society...
Proof that 100% Inspection is Knot 100% Effectiv in Book Editing...
It's sometimes said (and I believe this to be true) that "100% inspection isn't 100% effective" (it seems like Dr. W. Edwards Deming might...
Cost Containment is not the Primary Focus of Lean – But...
American hospitals are concerned (understatement!) about their future revenues as healthcare reform gets implemented. I heard one senior executive tell his staff, "We are...
Infographic – The Hazards of Hospitals
Some people might find this graphic inflammatory, if they are feeling defensive about the state of healthcare and if they feel like they are...