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[Quality management in the hospital environment: ISO 9002 certification: our experience]

Alain Hermelin1, R Amaria, E Postec

  • 1Service de néphrologie-dialyse, Hôpital J. Monod, Le Havre. ahermelin@ch-havre.fr

Nephrologie
|March 13, 2002
PubMed

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The Havre

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology and Dialysis Quality Management

Context:

  • The Nephrology-Dialysis department at the Hospital Group of the Havre (GHH) initiated an ISO 9002 certification project in 1996.
  • Challenges included inadequate resources, poor documentation, and misconceptions about quality.

Purpose:

  • To achieve ISO 9002 certification for the Nephrology-Dialysis service.
  • To improve patient care processes and operational efficiency.

Summary:

  • The department implemented a "Procedure of taking in charge all the patient's medical and para-medical cost" in June 2000.
  • This involved addressing issues like documentary management, error reduction, and client-supplier relationships.

Impact:

  • Successful attainment of ISO 9002 certification for the service.
  • Significant enhancements in documentary management, error reduction, and inter-departmental collaboration.

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