Comments on: TB or not TB (with apologies to Shakespeare) http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2007/06/01/tb-or-not-tb-with-apologies-to-shakespeare/ A Website Dedicated to Information/Data Quality Disasters from Around the World Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:27:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Daragh O Brien http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2007/06/01/tb-or-not-tb-with-apologies-to-shakespeare/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Daragh O Brien Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:18:23 +0000 http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2007/06/01/tb-or-not-tb-with-apologies-to-shakespeare/#comment-10 Interesting update Keith. Looks like the quality of the information that was communicated in the media wasn't up to scratch, or else the 'red flagging' of the lawyer in question was not actually required but the information about him was not accurate resulting in this problem (for the border guard). Interesting update Keith. Looks like the quality of the information that was communicated in the media wasn’t up to scratch, or else the ‘red flagging’ of the lawyer in question was not actually required but the information about him was not accurate resulting in this problem (for the border guard).

]]> By: Keith Underdown http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2007/06/01/tb-or-not-tb-with-apologies-to-shakespeare/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Keith Underdown Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:36:35 +0000 http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2007/06/01/tb-or-not-tb-with-apologies-to-shakespeare/#comment-9 According to New Scientist 2007-07-14 p16 it wasnt the almost untreatable " extensively drug resistant" (XDR) variant of TB but only the "multi-drug resistant" form, which can be treated. According to New Scientist 2007-07-14 p16 it wasnt the almost untreatable ” extensively drug resistant” (XDR) variant of TB but only the “multi-drug resistant” form, which can be treated.

]]> By: Daragh O Brien http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2007/06/01/tb-or-not-tb-with-apologies-to-shakespeare/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Daragh O Brien Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:11:38 +0000 http://www.iqtrainwrecks.com/2007/06/01/tb-or-not-tb-with-apologies-to-shakespeare/#comment-6 The issue here is not the completeness etc. of the information. All the facts that appear to have been needed were in place. However, without an effective <em>process</em> to put those facts in context and take action, those facts remained simply pieces of data. The systems may have flashed the right colours on the screen or beeped in a 'danger will robinson' kind of way, but if the process could be ignored or over-ridden without reference to those facts then a trainwreck results. Quality of outcome results from quality of information and quality of process (in my opinion any way). The issue here is not the completeness etc. of the information. All the facts that appear to have been needed were in place. However, without an effective process to put those facts in context and take action, those facts remained simply pieces of data.

The systems may have flashed the right colours on the screen or beeped in a ‘danger will robinson’ kind of way, but if the process could be ignored or over-ridden without reference to those facts then a trainwreck results.

Quality of outcome results from quality of information and quality of process (in my opinion any way).

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