Quality

Both of the Data Quality Model tool from American Health Information Management Association(AHIMA) and Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI) are developed to provide the secure and quality care service in their respective field. Each of them have developed their own characteristics of data quality to support the decision making application within the organization. Table: Data Quality checklist Data Quality characteristics Data quality measure Meet the data quality measures Precision…

Introduction: During the last decades, different quality management concepts, including total quality management (TQM), six sigma and lean, have been functional by many different organisations(Andersson et al. 2006). Six Sigma, lean, and quality management are quality and operations systems all directing towards process improvement. They have implementation factors and results in common such as: Continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, people and management involvement. Nonetheless the…

After Reading the book excellent 11 by John Clark, I have a better understanding about the roles and responsibilities of a teacher. The eleven qualities mentioned in the book intermingle with each other. It is like making a cake from scratch; all the ingredients need to be present in order to obtain the desirable result. The qualities enthusiasm, adventure, creativity, reflection, balance, compassion, confidence, humor, common sense, appreciation, and resilience have help John Clark to become…

Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) is important to the structure and function of today’s healthcare. According to Centers of Medicare & Medicaid services, “QIO is a group of health quality experts, clinicians, and consumers organized to improve the care delivered to people with Medicare.” Medicare is becoming the dominating force in the health care industry because of the influx of people entering the program. The people/patients who are receiving this benefit are people who are 65 years…

In today’s society, having a quality education is the most important thing needed to be successful. Over the years several theorists have experimented and attempted new theories to attempt to make an adolescent 's life change for the better or create more learning opportunities. Some of the theories are that students need to master strategies like applying existing knowledge to new situations which make sense for adolescents who learn hands-on. Some of the best ways for students to learn…

Option 1- Quality Assurance Nursing home patients deserve the best quality service possible. How this quality is maintained is where Continuous Quality Assurance (CQA) comes into play. CQA sets the standard for an organization and seeks to maintain that level of quality. It is ongoing and uses past experiences as well as future variables to identify how the facility is doing in order to locate where a facility has the potential to or has already failed to maintain standards (Centers for…

The influence of land use patterns on eutrophication in the Ribeira do Iguape watershed. The case study by Cunha, Bottino and Calijuri (2010), examined how land use patterns within the Ribeira do Iguape watershed, Sao Paulo, Brazil, with varied levels of anthropogenic interference influenced eutrophication variables (total suspended solids (TSS), total phosphorus (TP), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and total nitrogen (TN)) ranges in three rivers (Canha, Pariquera-Acu and Jacupiranguinha Rivers).…

determine if the fish from the stormwater ponds had higher concentrations of these metals, and if there was a difference in the concentrations of the metals in each of the species (Campbell 1994). Stormwater ponds not only improve surface water quality and flood protection, they are also required in some stormwater management systems including central Florida. The St.…

Malala and Gandhi, they are seen as heroes because of their admirable qualities such as humility and courage. The question is, is Odysseus, the protagonist of Homer's epic The Odyssey, a modern hero? Odysseus is a man on his way home from the Trojan war when he is strewn off course by the almighty Poseidon, and he must find his way home. Even though Odysseus displays traits of strength and intelligence he lacks major qualities such as honesty, humility, and loyalty which deviates him from a…

2 Do you want six sigma or quality? The author discusses the difference between six sigma and quality with articulation of their dependence on each other. According to the article, quality and six sigma are time and again measured as links in a chain. The argument is based on understanding if six sigma helps in improving quality or it is just an indicator to tell us where we are, what are we doing, and where we are heading. Which approach can help in improving quality is to be determined, and…