Reconsideration of the quality circle process as a contemporary management strategy.

The quality circle group problem-solving process contains the potential for finding solutions to today's health care challenges. It provides the mechanism to integrate the strongest problem-solving capabilities of both managers and staff. If the complex challenges that are occurring daily as well as those that have been carried forth from the last decade are to be solved, it is evident that there is a need to find a mechanism to combine the best and brightest insights of both managers and staff. The quality circle process is one such mechanism. Health care supervisors are invited to reconsider this process as a contemporary management strategy that blends in well with the current movement toward continuous quality improvement.