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Six Sigma in a Manufacturing Setting   – A journey of understanding with Prof Zoe

Six Sigma in a Manufacturing Setting – A journey of understanding with Prof Zoe

by Zoe Brooks | Oct 25, 2020 | Common QC Problems, Fundamentals of Quality, QC Process Design

In March 2015 I wanted to understand how six sigma is used in a manufacturing setting, where it originated.  Do they manage quality with sigma?  I hired a freelance writer, Ranjesh Kumar, with a greenbelt in six sigma to visit a factory and write this essay on “Six...

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Downloads: The Business Case for Optimized Quality Control Practice

Downloads: The Business Case for Optimized Quality Control Practice

by Raymond Gerz | Jul 29, 2020 | Downloads

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Downloads: How Total Error Can Save Time and Money for the Lab

Downloads: How Total Error Can Save Time and Money for the Lab

by Raymond Gerz | Jul 29, 2020 | Downloads

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Downloads: M.O.R.E. Quality  ASCP Poster 2016

Downloads: M.O.R.E. Quality ASCP Poster 2016

by Raymond Gerz | Jul 29, 2020 | Downloads

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Do 70% of medical decisions depend on laboratory results?

Do 70% of medical decisions depend on laboratory results?

by Zoe Brooks | Jul 26, 2020 | Common QC Problems, Risk of Lab Tests

The votes are in on LinkedIn, and the belief still stands, despite the lack of evidence and several articles to the contrary.  As scientists, should we not demand proof? Check "The ‘70% claim’: what is the evidence...

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COVID-19 Testing – Impact of Prevalence, Sensitivity, and Specificity on Patient Risk and Cost

COVID-19 Testing – Impact of Prevalence, Sensitivity, and Specificity on Patient Risk and Cost

by Zoe Brooks | Jul 18, 2020 | Covid19

COVID-19 Testing – Impact of Prevalence, Sensitivity, and Specificity on Patient Risk and Cost Zoe C. Brooks * and Saswati Das To evaluate the test methods, sensitivity (percent positive agreement - PPA) and specificity (percent negative agreement – PNA) are the most...

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Downloads: M.O.R.E. Quality  ASCP Poster 2016

Mathematically-OptimiZed Risk Evaluation ASCP Poster 2016

by Zoe Brooks | Jul 18, 2020 | QC Process Design

ASCP Poster 2016 Laboratories have used quality control (QC) concepts and theories based on the same statistical calculations and assumptions for decades. Risk management, as stated in Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute’s (CLSI) EP23A Guideline, adds an...

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Downloads: How Total Error Can Save Time and Money for the Lab

1994: How Total Error can save Time and Money for the Laboratory

by Zoe Brooks | Jul 18, 2020 | QC Process Design

This article was published by MLO in 1994.  The selection of QC processes to meet medical need is far from new.  This has evolved over the years to risk management and clearly defined QC processes as described in CLSI EP23A. See/Download Article

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Downloads: The Business Case for Optimized Quality Control Practice

The business case for optimized quality control practice

by Zoe Brooks | Jul 18, 2020 | Risk of Lab Tests, Verify QC Effectiveness

This 2012 AACC poster was the first to quantify achievable savings with Mathematically OptimiZed Risk Evaluation. See/Download Poster

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Recent Posts

  • Six Sigma in a Manufacturing Setting – A journey of understanding with Prof Zoe October 25, 2020
  • Downloads: The Business Case for Optimized Quality Control Practice July 29, 2020
  • Downloads: How Total Error Can Save Time and Money for the Lab July 29, 2020
  • Downloads: M.O.R.E. Quality ASCP Poster 2016 July 29, 2020
  • Do 70% of medical decisions depend on laboratory results? July 26, 2020

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