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AABB Annual Meeting & CTTXPO 2011
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Understanding the Cost of Quality: How to Talk to Executive Management About It
Track : LMT - Leadership Management
Program Code: 9426-LMT-QE
Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM  PST
Location: 26 A/B
DIRECTOR :
Barbara Swanson, MEd, MT(ASCP), CQA(ASQ), Client Services Coordinator, Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center
MODERATOR :
Mary Lieb, BS, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ), Director, Quality Source
SPEAKER (S):
Mr. Galen Kline, BS, CLSSBB, Quality Director, Blood Operations, Versiti
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Doug Morton, COO/CIO, San Diego Blood Bank
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Description
The "cost of quality" isn't the price of creating a quality service or product. It's the cost of NOT creating a quality service or product. During this interactive session, attendees will learn the four categories of quality costs and how to apply these to an organization-specific process improvement opportunity. Using a case study, the speakers will demonstrate how to develop a business case for process improvements to present to executive management by adding the language of money and financial performance to the language of statistics and quality metrics.


  • Develop a cost of quality business case presentation for executive management demonstrating how quality initiatives through process improvement benefit the organization financially.
  • Explain quality metrics in the language of money.
  • Identify what the cost of quality is.


CE CategoryCE Value
California Clinical Laboratory Personnel 1.5
California Nurse 1.8
Florida Laboratory Personnel 1.8
General Attendee 1.5
Physician 1.5
Please note: Continuing education (CE) credit is available for online offerings only. Individuals that purchase CD-ROMs will not receive CE credit for the programs they view.


Handout Online
(Code: 9426-LMT-QE)
List Price:Free
  
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