To download the Fact Sheet on Fibromuscular Dysplasia, click here. For an FMD Dictionary with commonly-used terms, click here. Fibromuscular Dysplasia, commonly called FMD, is a disease that causes one or more arteries in the body to have abnormal cell development in the artery wall.
Quality Assurance (QA) = the process of meeting quality standards and assuring that care reaches an acceptable level. Performance Improvement (PI) = continuously analyzing your performance and developing systematic efforts to improve it; also known as Quality Improvement.
A quality assurance (QA) technician reviews products and services to make sure they meet certain standards of quality. In many companies, the quality assurance/quality control (QC) lab or department is a focal point of the corporate mission and administration. Because of the importance of quality, this technician must often be highly educated and experienced in the particular manufacturing methods and products he or she deals with.