A woman in the grocery store who happened to be in line in front of me realized an item she was buying from the frozen food section was past its expiration date by about a month. She came to this realization perusing her items and just in time to bring it to the check-out clerk’s attention. The clerk admitted she didn’t realize frozen food even HAD an expiration date, and called a stock boy over to replace the item. The woman turned to me to apologize for the delay and said something about how the quality control in the store wasn’t what it used to be.
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Topics:
Quality,
Process Improvement,
Retail,
Delivery,
Oxygen,
Warehouse,
Customer Service,
Business Practices
In early November, each year, our minds turn to Thanksgiving. No surprise that Thanksgiving ranks as one of many American’s favorite holidays. It’s a time of positive reflection, a time to literally give thanks for all the blessings in our lives, and the gateway to the triumvirate of important holidays (Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year’s Day). And then there’s the food: a grand feast of turkey, ham, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, rolls, and pecan and pumpkin pie. For many people, it’s a glorious four-day weekend of eating, watching football games, visiting with family and friends, and reflection on the past year.
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Topics:
Quality,
Employee Training,
Process Improvement,
Showroom,
Retail,
Delivery,
Competence,
Work,
Customer Service,
Business Practices,
Marketing,
Infection Control,
Equipment,
DMEPOS
The pandemic has changed how we look at employment in the United States in a multitude of ways. Many of us now “telecommute” to work, which opens up the opportunity to live farther from the office than ever before. Young people have new and different considerations and priorities when it comes to accepting a job. And of course, there’s the fact that it is increasingly more difficult to recruit and retain good long-term employees. Complicating these issues specifically in our industry are the pesky and sometimes misunderstood background check requirements.
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Topics:
Quality,
Security,
HQAA Accreditation,
HME Accreditation Requirements,
Compliance,
Showroom,
Retail,
Delivery,
Competence,
OIG
“Cheers to a new year and another chance to get it right” --Oprah Winfrey
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Topics:
Quality,
Employee Training,
HIPAA,
Personnel Files,
Quality Improvement,
Billing,
Quality Standards,
Patient File Requirements,
Compliance,
Patient Privacy,
Process Improvement,
Materials Management,
Avoiding Deficiencies,
Showroom,
Retail,
Delivery,
Warehouse,
Safety Officer
Who is Anti-Quality?
I would dare say that in a room of 100 people not one would raise their hand in response to that question. We all want a “quality of life”. As consumers we all want quality products; quality in the foods we eat, in the goods we purchase, in the cars we drive. We may not consciously think, “I want to buy a can of quality vegetables”, but we sure do all want to believe that the vegetables are of a certain quality with a certain taste and processed with a high level of sanitation and safety. We all seek quality if not once but numerous times a day even if it isn’t a conscious thought.
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Topics:
Quality,
Quality Improvement,
Process Improvement
I know this may come as a shock to everyone, but I love Quality. I love the concepts of Quality and I love taking those concepts and applying them to our everyday work life.
At a recent all-staff meeting, we played the Butterfly Activty. I hadn’t played this one before, and I thought, what an odd name. I didn’t see any connection between butterflies and how this could be an example for us. I was happily anticipating how this would play out.
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