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Overview Topics Publications Other Media Quality Progress Electronic medical records (EMR) are essential for healthcare organizations to provide efficient and safe treatment—that is, care coordination, chronic disease management, preventive care and accurate documentation. Well-designed EMRs promote safe, standardized workflows, while poorly designed systems introduce inefficiencies, burnout and safety risks.

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A Florida paving company wanted to improve its bid process to win more contracts and make more money. lean Six Sigma define, measure, analyze, improve and control (DMAIC) framework to examine the process’s current state and how it responded to business proposals. The result? A streamlined structure for a scalable, competitive proposal system. The time it took for the company to respond to bids was reduced, the company’s contract win rate increased.

Overview Topics Publications Other Media Quality Progress The copyright of this article is not held by ASQ. As standards and guidance are embedded into software tools, analytics platforms and quality management systems, how requirements are written is becoming as important as what they say.

Overview Topics Publications Other Media Quality Progress For quality professionals operating in this Industry 4.0 environment, digital twins offer a unique opportunity to elevate their role from reactive oversight to proactive, predictive assurance. It is the tool that embeds total quality management principles such as data-driven decision making, process control and continuous improvement into the digital and physical worlds simultaneously. ALREADY A MEMBER? REGISTER To Access the Full Document:

Overview Topics Publications Other Media Quality Progress The copyright of this article is not held by ASQ. Likert scales allow respondents to express the intensity of their attitudes and feelings about a topic. They provide data about qualitative aspects such as attitudes, satisfaction, agreement or likelihood, which makes them perfect for surveys. That sounds great, but complications occur because these data are qualitative at their core.

Overview Topics Publications Other Media Quality Progress Often, the construction industry is seen as inefficient, contentious and wasteful. Traditional project delivery methods tend to reinforce siloed thinking, which ultimately compromises project quality. A possible solution is integrated project delivery (IPD). IPD harnesses the talents and insights of all project participants to reduce waste and optimize efficiency through every project phase.

Skip to main content Menu Overview Topics Publications Other Media Quality Progress Business & Professional Services Open Access Try This Today: From Best to Good Publication: Quality Progress Date: August 2026 Issue: Volume 59 Issue 8 Pages: pp. 56 Author(s): de la Pisa, Miguel P. Organization(s): Airbus, Seville, Spain A fundamental barrier to continuous improvement is the perception that best practices are absolute and unchangeable.

Overview Topics Publications Other Media Quality Progress Quality and safety are interdependent variables—you can’t have one without the other. Each reinforces the other, and failure in one almost always signals weakness in the other. These disciplines are deeply intertwined parts of the same professional ethos: Do the right thing, the right way, every time.