Request for quotation: We are seeking a vendor to provide risk adjustment software. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, January 20 at 12 noon CST. (January 9, 2009)

I love lines - New blog post by Kishore Visvanathan: I love what I learn from standing in line. Being stuck in traffic, waiting at the grocery store checkout - they're all golden learning experiences if you're a student of queues. But nothing beats air travel. Because so many people have experienced the frustration of waiting in line at the airport, perhaps this could be an effective model to explain Advanced Access/Clinical Practice Redesign to novices. (January 9, 2009)

"Nothing happens until something moves": Physics demonstrates that it takes more energy to set an object in motion than it does to keep it moving. At the Quality as a Business Strategy orientation workshop, October 6-7 in Saskatoon, Jönköping's Göran Henriks and Mats Bojestig reminded Saskatchewan health care leaders that the toughest step in transforming health care is the first one. (December 22, 2008)

Reducing waits for breast cancer care: A Health Quality Council report released today shows how quality improvement initiatives in Saskatoon and Prince Albert Parkland health regions over the last two and a half years have the potential to lower wait times for patients with suspected breast cancer. (December 5, 2008)