QMS 4 - EVALUATION & CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT

An effective Occurrence Management System (OMS) facilitates the continuous improvement effort by identifying process problems or potential problems that can affect patient safety, consume resources, and adversely impact the ability to provide quality services. Understanding the process interactions within an OMS can play a pivotal role in designing an OMS that is able to utilize a risk-based approach towards prioritizing, designing, and implementing improvement projects.

 QMS 4.1 References

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