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In this issue you will find:
Analyzing
health care data with CHARTrunner in Austria
Austrian medical professor gathers data on obstetrical and gynecological
patients, makes comparisons with other hospitals, and charts hospital dataÑall
using CHARTrunner from PQ Systems. For more, go to chartrunner.htm
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Quality Quiz: Another quiz
from Professor ClearyÑand last month's winners!
Winners of last month's quiz (and a copy of Quality Gamebox)
are Keith Gammill (Anchor Packaging); Danny Gilbreath (Dexter Axle);
Jeff Kapheim (Alcoa); Scott Peters (Liberty Steel Products, Inc.);
and Ruth Whitaker (Thyssenkrupp Atlas, Inc.) Congratulations! For
April's quiz question, and a chance to win a copy of this fun,
interactive teaching tool, go to Quality_Quiz.htm
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 Data
in everyday life: What's the best way to eat a chocolate bunny?
Chomping off the head first? Nibbling at the feet? Maybe you can
guess the most common method of approaching the daunting task of
eating a chocolate bunny. This CHARTrunner chart tells how
most people do it, according to FactMonster.com data. Go to chartsyoucanuse.htm
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and Pieces: Information you can use:
- Presenting the International Summit on
Innovations in Critical Care and Hospital Flow. Among the many challenges facing hospitals
today, two of the most important are: how to improve the effectiveness and
efficiency of ICUs, and how to improve patient "flow." Recognizing
the importance of integrating these two areas, IHI is pleased to present the
International Summit on Innovations in Critical Care and Hospital Flow on
April 2-4 in Orlando, FL. Learn more at http://www.ihi.org/conferences/summit/ccpfsummitindex.asp
- National Institute for Standards (NIST)
budgets for improvement. NIST Laboratory's FY 2004 budget request
includes support for the science/technology community with the
measurement capabilities, standards, evaluated reference data and test
methods needed to support innovation, improve quality and lower
transaction costs in virtually all technology-intensive sectors. Funding
for Baldrige is also part of NIST Laboratory budget. To learn more, go
to http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/budget_2004.htm
- A web site for health care improvement: A
powerful new web-based resource was launched March 13, as the “premier
online resource for anyone, anywhere who is interested in improving
health care.” To visit the site and learn more about what it offers to
health care quality professionals, go to http://www.QualityHealthCare.org
FYI:
Software releases updated. We have recently released updated versions and
new releases of the following products:
- SQCpack 2000 release 4.6.55 (update
/ maintenance release)
- CHARTrunner
1.6.61 (update /
maintenance release)
- PORTspy 4.6.3 (new to work with SQCpack
4.6)
- MEASUREspy 4.6.3 (new to work with SQCpack
4.6)
- GAGEpack 5.5.5 (new release)
If you are running an older version, updates
may be obtained from: http://www.pqsystems.com/support/Maintenance_release_downloads.htm
Copyright
2003 by PQ Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
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