Abstract

The pressure to improve the quality of clinical and customer service outcomes continues to escalate. In most cases, sustained improvement (either incremental or breakthrough) is a direct result of improving service delivery and work processes. The challenge, for managers, is to design work processes that predictably lead to satisfying and cost-effective results. Total quality management (TQM) and continuous quality improvement (CQI) may seem like "this year's fads," but they are form, not fashion. TQM and CQI processes generate a customer-responsive environment in which employees can contribute to achieving the organization's mission, vision, and strategic objectives.

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