2015, Number 4
Normalization and application of quality management principles in archival activities
Guerra BRM, Meizoso VMC, Roque GR
Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 527-535
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: the improvement of archival services requires the implementation of specific procedures and standards for documental management and organizational culture oriented to the principles of quality.Objective: establish the actions which ensure the compliance with quality management principles in archival practice and the standards applicable to documental management.
Material and Methods: employed international standards for document management and quality management in the archival activities were reviewed using the search engine Google with the descriptors "standards", "quality" and "archives." Also, the catalog of standards of the International Organization for Standardization was consulted.
Results: leadership, focus on customers, processes approach, employee involvement, partnership with suppliers and performance improvement are basic principles of quality management of archives and a set of actions for compliance with these principles were established. Moreover, the identification of the requirements of the quality management system standards and document management allowed us to establish the organizational and technical framework necessary to ensure quality in patient record service.
Conclusions: the application of quality management principles to archives and implementation of document management standards for these institutions would bring benefits from increased efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery aimed at satisfying the needs and expectations of its users and other stakeholders.
REFERENCES
Guerra Bretaña Rosa Mayelín, Roque González Rosalba, Meizoso Valdés María del Carmen. Conceptos e indicadores de calidad en la actividad archivística. Rev haban cienc méd [revista en la Internet]. 2015 Jun [citado 2015 Ago 03];14(3):329-336. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1729- 519X2015000300010&lng=es