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CLSI EP22 EP23 Review
EP22 was created as a means to use risk management to allow manufacturers to recommend the frequency of external quality control run by clinical laboratories. This was the so called option 4. Option… more »
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CLSI EP22 EP23 Review
jkrouwer wrote 23 hours ago: EP22 was created as a means to use risk management to allow manufacturers to recommend the frequen … more »
Reading Quality Digest can be dangerous to your health
jkrouwer wrote 1 month ago: In the June 2008 issue of Quality digest, there is an article by Jay Arthur entitled “Statistical … more »
Westgard Quality Control Workshop – Part 3
jkrouwer wrote 1 month ago: I just returned from the Westgard quality Control Workshop, where I was a speaker and have a few blo … more »
Westgard Quality Control Workshop – Part 2
jkrouwer wrote 1 month ago: I just returned from the Westgard quality Control Workshop, where I was a speaker and have a few blo … more »
Westgard Quality Control Workshop – Part 1
jkrouwer wrote 1 month ago: I just returned from the Westgard quality Control Workshop, where I was a speaker and have a few … more »
Acceptable Risk – Easy to talk about, but no one knows what it means
jkrouwer wrote 2 months ago: Standards about risk management always talk about “acceptable risk.” This is a qualitative term … more »
Alternatives to Six Sigma
jkrouwer wrote 4 months ago: This entry continues where the entry (Six Sigma can be dangerous to your health) left off. Given th … more »
Six Sigma can be dangerous to your health
jkrouwer wrote 4 months ago: At a recent conference, there were several presentations about six sigma for clinical laboratory as … more »
Should one focus on a failure in a procedure or the outcome of such a failure?
jkrouwer wrote 5 months ago: Withholding payment for adverse events is a financial incentive to promote patient safety. Whether … more »
FMEA goals in healthcare
jkrouwer wrote 8 months ago: FMEA is now a common risk management tool used in healthcare. Here’s a quick test. If the words … more »
The problem with Joint Commission requirement to perform a FMEA and a suggestion on how to fix it
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jkrouwer wrote 9 months ago: The Joint Commission, which accredits hospitals, requires each member hospital to select at least on … more »
Medical Error FMEA Risk Grids – why they are a problem II
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jkrouwer wrote 9 months ago: This blog entry summarizes the previous entry, Medical Error FMEA Risk Grids – why they are a pro … more »
Medical Error FMEA Risk Grids – why they are a problem
jkrouwer wrote 9 months ago: FMEA risk grids are presented as a small spreadsheet. As an example, the VA HFMEA “scoring matri … more »
Myths of EQC (Equivalent Quality Control)
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jkrouwer wrote 9 months ago: CMS has established EQC (Equivalent Quality Control) as a way for clinical laboratories to reduce th … more »
Third time’s a charm
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jkrouwer wrote 10 months ago: I had submitted an essay* on Bland Altman plots to two journals, but it was rejected by both. There … more »
Broken Record Department
jkrouwer wrote 11 months ago: A recent Letter in Clinical Chemistry (2007;53:1715-1716) is another in the series that advocates u … more »
CAPA versus FRACAS
jkrouwer wrote 11 months ago: CAPA - Corrective Action Preventative Action FRACAS – Failure Reporting And Corrective Action FMEA … more »
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