Quorum Review IRB Accredited by IASSC for Lean Six Sigma Deployment Program
Seattle, WA (PRWEB) July 29, 2014 -- Quorum Review IRB, the industry leader in central IRB services, has been awarded accreditation by the International Association of Six Sigma Certification (IASSC) for its Lean Six Sigma Deployment Program. The citation recognizes robust organizational enhancements that eliminate waste and improve performance.
Quorum’s Lean Six Sigma program was evaluated by IASSC and granted the Accredited Deployment Program designation. The designation is a public statement of excellence and shows that Quorum values and provides a Best-Practice Certification Architecture and Protocol. The Lean Six Sigma program is exceptionally valuable to Quorum’s customers as it eliminates unnecessary administrative steps and concentrates on the reduction of errors. Nearly all of Quorum’s re-engineering projects utilize Lean Six Sigma to maximize efficiencies. The application of Lean Six Sigma demonstrates Quorum’s commitment to providing best-in-class service. Currently, many of Quorum’s employees are certified as Lean Six Sigma Black Belts and Green Belts, and more are expected in the coming year.
Quorum’s CEO Cami Gearhart says of the new designation, “I’m proud of this award as it reflects Quorum’s continued commitment to and investment in excellence. I congratulate our dedicated staff and look forward to offering improved performance to our clients.”
The International Association for Six Sigma Certification (IASSC) is a Professional Association dedicated to growing and enhancing the standards within the Lean Six Sigma Community. IASSC is the only independent third-party certification body within the Lean Six Sigma Industry that does not provide training, mentoring and coaching or consulting services. IASSC exclusively facilitates and delivers centralized universal Lean Six Sigma Certification Standards testing and organizational Accreditation’s.
Quorum’s IASSC accreditation comes on the heels of their recent AAHRPP reaccreditation, and Honors for Lifetime Achievement from the Health Improvement Institute in 2013, making the IRB one of the most awarded ethics review organizations in North America.
For more details on Quorum Review, visit http://www.quorumreview.com.
About Quorum Review IRB
Quorum Review is an independent institutional review board fully accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP), and has been providing ethics review of human clinical research since 1992. Quorum oversees research in accordance with U.S. and Canadian human subject research protection regulations and guidelines set forth by the International Committee on Harmonisation (ICH), and principles of the Belmont Report.
Quorum’s best-in-class IRB services include 15 Board meetings each week plus expedited review, 24-hour site review turnaround, 36-hour amendment review turnaround, a secure web portal, and Smart Forms for online submissions. Quorum’s IRB service offerings include full study review in the US and Canada, international ethics review, a specialized Phase I team, and unique processes for minimal risk research.
Arri Burgess, Quorum Review IRB, http://www.quorumreview.com, +1 (206) 436-3244, [email protected]
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