Showing posts with label Baldrige excellence program. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baldrige excellence program. Show all posts

9/06/2012

Our Journey To Excellence: MQA, Baldrige and Beyond

Richard F. Failla, CEO

By: Richard F. Failla, CEO

Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

In January of 2009, Research Psychiatric Center implemented the Baldrige Framework for Performance Excellence, including a five-year plan for overall hospital improvement. The goal is this: demonstrate measurable improvement across all metrics through the Baldrige program.

What is the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program?

The Baldrige program is a strategically developed set of questions which focus on the critical aspects of management and help guide an organization toward success and sustainability. There are seven categories:
  1. Leadership
  2. Strategic Planning
  3. Customer Focus
  4. Measurement, Analysis and Knowledge Management
  5. Workforce Focus
  6. Operations
  7. Results