Information Gathering for Organizational Audits

Organizational Information Gathering

After developing the audit plan, which will serve as a blueprint of the times, costs, and priorities, and as a means of control for the audit, you should start gathering information.

Systematic Review of the Area

The systematic review of the area is done through the following:

  1. Review the organizational structure.
    • Hierarchy
    • Organizational Structure
    • Functions
    • Objectives
  2. Review the situation of human resources.
  3. Interviews with staff of electronic processes:
    • Leadership
    • Analysis
    • Developers
    • Database
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Understanding Quality: Characteristics, Management, and Improvement

Quality Characteristics

Quality characteristics can be categorized into several types:

  • Structural: Weight, size, viscosity
  • Sensory: Taste, smell, appearance
  • Time-Oriented: Security, reliability, maintainability
  • Ethical: Honesty, courtesy, respect, friendship

Quality of Conformance, Performance, and Design

These three aspects are interconnected:

  • Quality of Conformance (COC): Ensures that a product or service adheres to the selected standards established during the design stage. Quality is maintained from
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Project Planning Matrix: Design, Implementation, and Monitoring

Design and Formulation: The Project Planning Matrix (PPM) and Paper Submission

After completing the analysis and identification tasks in the workshop with participants, the design and formulation of the project are constrained by two factors: the Project Planning Matrix (PPM) and the project document. The PPM is a tool that allows us to get an overview of the project and the relational logic that exists between each of its dimensions. Like any methodological tool, its function is to facilitate project

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Social Networks: Advantages and Disadvantages

English Vocabulary and Phrases

  • Rental agency: Agencia de alquiler
  • Long term: A llarg termini (Catalan) / Long term
  • Cuddles: Mimos/cariƱo / Cuddles
  • Furry: Peludo / Furry
  • Fee: Cuota / Fee
  • Romps: Juguetes / Romps
  • Shelters: Refugis (Catalan) / Shelters
  • Hectic: Agitado / Hectic
  • Meaningful: Significativo / Meaningful
  • Cozy: Acogedor / Cozy
  • Lifelong: Para toda la vida / Lifelong
  • Pick up: Recoger / Pick up
  • Short of: Escaso de algo / Short of
  • Claimed: Reclamar / Claimed
  • Owner: Propietario / Owner
  • Long for: Desear algo/
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Occupational Safety and Health Regulations in Chile

Occupational Accidents and Workplace Safety

Accident Definition

An accident is an incident that occurs in the workplace or during the commute to or from work.

Professional Disease

A professional disease is a direct result of the exercise of a profession or craft that produces disability or death (Article 7).

Article 5: Workplace Accident

Article 5 defines a workplace accident as an incident that directly causes injury, disability, or death.

Law 16,744: Enactment

Law 16,744 was enacted in 1968.

Reporting

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Supply Chain Management in Healthcare: Inventory and Procurement

Supply Chain Management in Healthcare

Introduction

The management of supply takes place in several stages:

  • Acquisition of equipment
  • Storage of product
  • Service is suitable and favorable spending in large centers

Management of Purchases

The management of purchases is made in different ways:

  • Centralized: Used for certain items. An entity buys all the material requested, and all the health centers in need get supplies from this entity. Being larger orders, better prices will be obtained for the products bought.
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