Psychiatry related information on Total Quality Management

• To respond to a cost reduction crisis, Strong Memorial Hospital implemented an aggressively managed program of accelerated improvement teams. "Fast-track" teams combined the application of many management tools (total quality management, breakthrough thinking, reengineering, etc.) into one problem-solving process [1].

High impact information on Total Quality Management

• Nevertheless, Total Quality Management principles must be incorporated into the management of point-of-care testing (POCT); in this setting we implemented the Stratus CS assay as POCT for cardiac markers in our emergency/cardiology department [2].
• Recent emphasis on the programs based on HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) for total quality management in the dairy industry and increased demand for microbiological surveillance of products, process, and environment have led to increased interest in rapid methods and automation in microbiology [3].
• In the last decades we have seen the rise of fascinating models for quality improvement, for instance Evidence Based Medicine, Total Quality Management and Patient Partnership. These models are interesting and potentially very valuable in improving patient care [4].
• Putting it all together. How to make total quality management work. Part 1 [5].
• A three-year evaluation of total quality management (TQM) at NHS demonstration sites shows there are clear factors which predict successful implementation of TQM [6].

Associations of Total Quality Management with chemical compounds

• Beyond the total quality management mystique [7].

Gene context of Total Quality Management

• Total quality management (TQM) and continuous quality improvement (CQI) approaches are no longer considered fads or transitory trends; they are being woven into the very fabric of hospital operations [8].
• When Mueller Chemical Company's biggest customer, Ameriton, demanded that MCC install a total quality management system five years ago, the effort seemed worth it [9].
• This article on Delta Dental Plan of Massachusetts's total quality management program is the winner of the Coopers & Lybrand/Sloan Management Review Quality Award [10].
• Winter Park Memorial Hospital (Winter Park, Florida) began implementation of a well-strategized plan for total quality management (TQM) in 1987 [11].
• The application of quality assurance to total quality management. Development of 14C-based analytical methods for metabolism and environmental fate studies at RTP [12].

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