The Global Survey of Six Sigma Practices

Let's find out who is really Six Sigma-ing

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Tell us what you know about Six Sigma and what you actually do with it!

[PLEASE NOTE: THIS SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED - YOU CAN STILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY BUT THERE ARE NO MORE RAFFLE PRIZES]

Since 2001, Six Sigma has been applied in medical laboratories all around the world. And as we near two decades of use, it's time to get a better handle on how many labs are using and implementing this quality management technique.

We are grateful to our sponsor partner, Technopath, for supporting the Westgard QC Workshop prize.

So please, fill out the survey, and we'll soon find out "Where in the World will the next Westgard Workshop be?"

*please note: this survey is only open to laboratories, not consultants, vendors or manufacturers

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* 1. Ready to begin? first, please enter the name of your institution as specifically as possible, so we can make sure we count only one response from each institution.

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* 2. Next, enter your email address
(this ensures your response is unique - the only other use of this email address will be to inform you if you win one of the raffle prizes at the end of the survey period)

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You may win a Westgard Sigma Workshop sponsored by Technopath Clinical Diagnostics

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* 3. Please indicate the country where you currently work.

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* 4. Please describe your level of responsibility

Technologist

Chief Technologist

Section Supervisor

Laboratory Supervisor

Laboratory Director

Consultant

Vendor / Field Service / Sales Representative

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* 5. What type of laboratory do you work in?

Public Health or Government Lab

Reference Lab / Independent Lab

Private Hospital Lab

Physician's Office / Out-patient clinic lab

Blood Bank

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What is your approximate annual volume of testing?

less than 10,000 tests per year

>10,000 but less than 100,000 tests per year

>100,000 but less than 1,000,000 tests per year

> 1,000,000 tests per year but less than 5 milliion

> 5,000,000 tests per year

none

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Type of accreditation or certifications of your laboratory (choose as many as apply)

CLIA

CAP

The Joint Commission

COLA

ISO 15189

Other National or Regional Regulations

Don't know

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* 1. Ready to begin? first, please enter the name of your institution as specifically as possible, so we can make sure we count only one response from each institution.

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* 2. Next, enter your email address (this ensures your response is unique - the only other use of this email address will be to inform you if you win one of the raffle prizes at the end of the survey period)

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You may win a Westgard Sigma Workshop sponsored by Technopath Clinical Diagnostics

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* 3. Please indicate the country where you currently work.

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* 4. Please describe your level of responsibility

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* 5. What type of laboratory do you work in?

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* 6. What is your approximate annual volume of testing?

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* 7. Type of accreditation or certifications of your laboratory (choose as many as apply)

* 2. Next, enter your email address
(this ensures your response is unique - the only other use of this email address will be to inform you if you win one of the raffle prizes at the end of the survey period)