Continuous improvement specialists are challenged to solve problems for their organizations or clients. They have acquired a wide array of tools, methods, and techniques for that purpose. If ...

At an Huntsman Cancer Institute Clinic, providers are often delayed in how soon they see a patient during a new visit appointment. Typical delays (wait time) from check-in to provider page was 20 ...

When there’s a major systems outage or performance issue, IT teams come to the rescue to restore services as quickly as possible. Some IT organizations follow IT service management (ITSM) incident ...

Two expectations informed end-users have of electric motor service centers are reliable best practice repairs and root cause failure analysis (RCFA) to prevent recurring failures. Service centers ...

Sakichi Toyoda created the "Five Whys" (5Ys) as a method for identifying root causes of errors or problems way back in the early years of Toyota. He claimed that by asking "why?" five times, one could ...

A new PCAOB spotlight report provides staff observations regarding the potential positive impact of performing a root cause analysis on the quality of audits performed by PCAOB-registered public ...

Scaling root-cause care doesn’t mean losing what makes functional medicine unique. On the contrary, it protects and enhances ...

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Fire damage on rooftop solar array. Thorough equipment due diligence helps mitigate risks. Image: CEA. The inverter helps prevent fires in solar systems but can also cause them if not properly ...