Objective: Quantitative analysis of the quality of nuchal translucency (NT) measurements. Methods: This is a retrospective single-center study. NT was measured according to the Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) criteria by 20 trained obstetricians (October 2003-November 2009). The performance of NT measurements was analyzed with regard to several quality control standards. Accuracy according to e...

The ISO 9000 experiences of the same sample of organisations over a five year time period is examined in this paper. The responses to a questionnaire sent out at the end of 1999 to companies which had a reasonably long term experience with the ISO 9000 series quality system are analysed. These companies were ISO 9000 series certified before 1994 when the authors conducted their first survey on ...

Symposium: Subspecialty certification: Current status of orthopaedic subspecialty certification. During the last twenty years, an increasing number of orthopaedic surgeons have chosen to subspecialize. As such, there has been an increased interest in subspecialty certification. In 1990, 44% of orthopaedic surgeons viewed themselves as general or-thopaedists and 21%, as specialists. Currently, t...

T ISO 9000 series of quality management systems standards, introduced in 1986, has been adopted at over 560,000 locations worldwide. Anecdotal evidence suggests that firms can achieve internal benefits such as quality or productivity improvements or that certification can help firms maintain or increase their market share, or both. Others argue that the standard is too generic to cause performa...

The delivery of quality patient care is an essential component of the U.S. health care system and is directly related to the morbidity and mortality of patient populations. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released Crossing the Quality Chasm (Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, 2001) to identify methodologies to enhance and support quality patient care. The report indicates there is ...

The ISO 9000 series of quality management systems standards, introduced in 1986, has been adopted at over 560,000 locations worldwide. Anecdotal evidence suggests that firms can achieve internal benefits such as quality or productivity improvements, or that certification can help firms maintain or increase their market share, or both. Others argue that the standard is too generic to cause perfo...

Abstract Quality is a universal standard that expected by consumers of product or service used. Consumers in general cannot individually assess this quality, with the help an independent third party it can be done. The certification body one element quality infrastructure plays role providing assurance products and services according to applicable standards. There are various bodies Indonesia b...

ion. In addition, QOPI was successful in establishing quality as a core competency of ASCO and led to the theme of “Enhancing Quality Through Innovation” as a presidential theme in 2010; to the QOPI certification program; and to the creation of CancerLinQ, a rapid-learning oncology system we describe later in this article. The QOPI certification program. The most important programmatic expansio...

Nonprofit organizations are confronted with a wide range of operational and environmental obstacles. Even though this sector has constructed creative and forward thinking initiatives, it remains a struggle to maintain their unique character and role in society (Salamon, 1999). To stay competitive, nonprofit organizations must aggressively assess their current capacity to deliver needed services...