Volume 5 · Issue 7 · July 2000
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Proposed ISO Agreement Would Enhance Healthcare Quality
On June 8, 2000, ISO members were asked to vote on a proposal
to develop the first ITA, a new type of ISO technical document,
in this case to provide guidance on the application of ISO
9004:2000 to the healthcare sector. The ITA proposal, which
was submitted by a joint ASQ Healthcare Division/AIAG drafting
committee, follows on the committees development of
a draft guidance document on this topic in May 2000 and apparent
international support for using the ASQ/AIAG committee draft
to develop an international healthcare sector document. Background
on the separate efforts that led to the joint committee, information
on the proposal and ITAs and an interview with Dan Reid and
Mickey Christensen are included.
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