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Thoughts on sustainability and long-term success.
Author: Mary Nicholas
Date: Sept. 10, 2010
I do quite a bit of reading, and not just the ‘pass the time on the airplane’
reading, but I find myself wanting to read what others are doing to stay in business,
or to increase their business in the economic climate that we are experiencing, and
unfortunately reading about those DME companies that have had to close their doors.
HQAA would also like to “Stand with Richard” (speaking of Richard Lamb of Freedom2Go)
as described by Jeff Brast, of Richardson, TX in the latest HME News (see page 8 in
the Editorial section). So as I lift my afternoon Diet Dew to you Richard and your
many dedicated staff that have only cared about quality of care for your patients, I
salute you and your efforts. You earned our respect as a company who was dedicated to
always doing the right thing!
And on a finishing note about my reading habits, I like to balance my reading of
Industry news with other business-related reading. This month I found it fascinating
to go from all of the Industry "gloom and doom" to the Quality Industry focus on
sustainability and long term success. It seems as if all facets of business and industry
are facing their own challenges — shocking! Reading about a quality management approach
to guide companies in to long term and sustainable success is very refreshing. It is
also great food for thought; nourishment if you will for an appetite that is hungry for
some good news, for progress and for improvement. The moral of the short story — we
create our own story, one in which we can keep driving forward doing the best we know
how and using all time, talent and resources in the most efficient way possible. Long
term sustainability, I like the sound of that!
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