Quality Management Systems

Many hospitals and healthcare organizations in Michigan and across the country have implemented ISO 9001:2000 as their Quality Management System. This standard has been applied to many different types of organizations because of the generic nature of the requirements within. ISO 9001:2000 has become the most widely recognized mark of Quality in the business World. Some healthcare organizations have combined this ISO 9001 system with some additional criteria from the Malcolm Baldridge and JCAHO requirements (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) as well as the newer IWA-1 for a more specific healthcare slant to their compliance efforts.

Suppliers to healthcare organizations are implementing still another standard adapted from ISO 9001, which is ISO 13485, intended for medical device manufacturers. All of these systems mentioned have similar value added results of helping implement disciplined practices, keep more accurate records and avoid costly errors and waste.

MMTC experts have worked with ISO 9001 systems and their adapted industry specific systems since the initial launch of the ISO 9000 series in 1987 and continue to monitor the changes that the various standards are taking. Whether your organization is looking for direction, ready to launch or maintaining your system, we can help. We have assisted thousands of organizations in implementing a variety of generic and industry specific Quality Management Systems and we can help yours.

MMTC's QMS training and implementation provides our customers many tangible benefits, including:

• A facility-wide system focused on waste reduction
• Error-rate reduction and minimization of defects
• Variation reduction through standardized work practices
• Improved competitiveness
• Independent verification

Additional details on our Quality Management Systems for Healthcare program

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