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09/11/08
Mandatory Public Reporting: Build it and who will come?
In response to public concerns prompted by the Institute of Medicine’s widely read report on medical error and maintained by campaigns from the Consumers Union, a growing number of states have legislated mandatory public reporting of healthcare-associated infection rates. Washington’s state legislature passed its bill in 2007. This presentation describes our evolving Washington State Health Department program, its alignment with continuous quality improvement, and provides critical appraisal of important recognized assumptions underlying mandatory public reporting. It provides an opportunity for Washington’s quality professionals to become engaged in the refinement of our developing program.
 David Birnbaum, PhD, MPH View Register
09/18/08
Seattle ASQ Education Committee
Monthly meeting of the minds with task list.
 Ardith Beitel, Facilitator View Register
09/29/08
Lean Six Sigma for Services Industries: Green Belt Training Progra
Offered by Bellevue Community College
If your organization wants to improve bottom-line performance we can help. BCC and ETI Group are presenting another Six Sigma program--this one designed specifically for Services Industries. You willl not only learn the Lean Six Sigma methodology, but will also implement an actual improvement project for your organization.

Participants in this program learn how to successfully contribute to and lead small-scale improvement projects within their work areas in a service/transactional business environment. The training curriculum covers the universally accepted Body of Knowledge for Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training (courtesy of isixsigma and The American Society for Quality).
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10/04/08
Introductory Statistics--A Practical Approach
Gain an overview of the purpose and use of statistics: basic terminology, types of data, ways to describe data sets, and use of simple statistics to draw conclusions with confidence. Learn to summarize, compare, and present data. This is not a math class; it is designed to improve analysis and decision-making capabilities. The calculations covered require only basic computational skills—using functions that are available on most calculators.
 Deb Hopen, Bellevue Community College View Register
10/09/08
Leadership and World Class Organizations
Come listen to David Spong - retired Boeing leader who led both a manufacturing division and a service division to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award!
 E David Spong, Boeing (retired) View Register
10/10/08
E. David Spong - Day Seminar on Leadership
Day Seminar
 E. David Spong View Register
12/11/08
Winning the Knowledge Transfer Race
Use your company's knowledge assets to get ahead of the competition...more description to follow
 Michael English View Register
 

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