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Dave Williams
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Senior Improvement Advisor I Author, Quality as an Organizational Strategy I Ambulance System Expert I Creator, Mr. Potato Head PDSA Exercise I DavidMWilliamsPhD.com
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From Building to Accelerating. Over the past decade, many leaders have laid a strong foundation for quality. The structures and people are in place. Now the question is: how do we move from a good start to accelerating quality across the system?

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Moving from Developing to Accelerating - David M. Williams PhD
Healthcare leaders are constantly watching —CMS star ratings, Leapfrog safety grades, and U.S. News “Best Hospital” rankings. Strong results bring a momentRead More
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I listen to @kutnews.bsky.social for news and @kutx.bsky.social for Austin music everyday. I also watch @pbsnews.org on @austinpbs.bsky.social nightly. I just increased my monthly membership. Join me.
One struggles for leaders is figuring out how to focus attention on the work that best serves the customer and will get the desired results. A great place to begin is your vector of measures. Here are steps to take and questions to ask... davidmwilliamsphd.com/2021/02/07/u...
Using Your Vector of Measures to Guide Action - David M. Williams PhD
By David M. Williams, Ph.D. Figure. Vector of Measures Displayed in Shewhart Charts (Source: QOS) One of the toughest struggles for leadersRead More
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People will manipulate a system if they feel it doesn't allow them to be their best. Here's an interesting example of researchers embedding hidden prompts in manuscripts to trick AI LLMs that journal reviewers may be potentially using.

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'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers
Instructions in preprints from 14 universities highlight controversy on AI in peer review
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Powerful benchmark: compare a new employee on day 1 with the same person 6 or 12 months later. Are they still eager to find purpose, contribute meaningfully, and make a difference?

QOS is an alternative—methods that transforms how people work together. bit.ly/QOSbook
The science writer Robert P. Crease suggests there are three crucial properties that units of measures must possess: 1) accessibility, 2) proportionality, and 3) consistency.
The application deadline is Friday.

Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a select cohort of leaders in the only advanced improvement science program for emergency services.

⏳ Apps close April 18
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The applications deadline is one week from today. Don't miss this opportunity to be part of a select cohort of leaders in the only advanced improvement science program for emergency services.

⏳ Apps close April 18
🔗 davidmwilliamsphd.com/ems-course/
Powerful benchmark: compare a new employee on day 1 with the same person 6 or 12 months later. Are they still eager to find purpose, contribute meaningfully, and make a difference?

QOS is an alternative—methods that transforms how people work together. bit.ly/QOSbook
🚨 EMS leaders need more than grit—they need tools to test, measure & improve. That’s why @mtaigman.bsky.social and I built Next Level Improvement Science for EMS Leaders.

🎙️ I joined @ukrobl.bsky.social on EMS One-Stop to explain why:
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I am grateful to the leaders at the Quality Leaders Forum at the Children’s Hospital Association for inviting me to discuss research on the role of CQOs in driving quality across systems. It was a privilege to introduce the methods outlined in our book, "Quality as an Organizational Strategy."
Do you have 2 mins? Watch the trailer for an upcoming master class to help EMS & fire leaders build the capability to do results-driven improvement with @mtaigman.bsky.social & me.

Co-sponsored by ESO & @firstwatchdata.bsky.social

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Change requires new routines, discipline, & time & space. When pursuing quality as a strategy, QI projects help us understand the organization & the challenges of making changes. The learning system adds new methods & learning to build a system of improvement.

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Leadership's Learning System - David M. Williams PhD
Many leadership teams begin by establishing their own learning systems. David A. Garvin defines a learning organization as “an organization skilled atRead More
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I interviewed leaders like Peter Senge, Don Berwick, Blan Godfrey, John Seddon, Paul Batalden, and Michael Maccoby and asked: What drives them to move beyond the status quo and adopt a strategy grounded in the Science of Improvement? Here's what I learned davidmwilliamsphd.com/2025/03/18/w...
Why do some leaders choose change? - David M. Williams PhD
What causes a leadership team to decide to embrace change and begin adopting quality as a strategy? Many leaders and organizations doRead More
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Wednesday's zoom, I am joined by Dr. Achala Vagal, co-directer at the CCTST at the U of Cincinnati College of Med. I'll talk about the methods of Quality as an Organizational Strategy and Dr. Vagal will share what it's like using these methods to develop quality as a strategy across their system.
Join ISQua’s North American Community of Practice Webinar on March 19 at 12:00 PM (EST) to explore Quality as an Organizational Strategy! David M. Williams, Achala Vagal & Ulfat Shaikh share strategies & real-world insights on implementing QOS in healthcare.

Register now 👉 bit.ly/4bIQPxh
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Join ISQua’s North American Community of Practice Webinar on March 19 at 12:00 PM (EST) to explore Quality as an Organizational Strategy! David M. Williams, Achala Vagal & Ulfat Shaikh share strategies & real-world insights on implementing QOS in healthcare.

Register now 👉 bit.ly/4bIQPxh
I am looking forward to joining @isqua.org to discuss building on the Science of Improvement and using methods to adopt improvement as your organizational strategy. Please register and join us. For more information on QOS: davidmwilliamsphd.com/book/ #improvementscience #quality