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Safer Streets for Disabled Persons
Mon, 02/25/2008 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva) -- Equipping pedestrian street crossings with acoustic and tactile signals to help disabled persons was a step forward. The problem is that they vary from one country to another. Now, a new ISO standard provides the basis for… Obesity Screening Added to HEDIS 2009
Mon, 02/25/2008 - 22:00
(NCQA: Washington) -- Two new measures focusing on obesity in children and adults highlight the additions to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, released recently for public comment by the National Committee for Quality Assurance… Quality Conference to Include Everyday Life
Mon, 02/18/2008 - 22:00
(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- Ever wonder how quality relates to a slice of New York-style pizza? Or how to use lean tools at home? The American Society for Quality is offering innovative “After 5” sessions that cover topics on how to incorporate… ERAI Hosts Electronic Industry Supply Chain Conference
Mon, 02/18/2008 - 22:00
(ERAI: Naples, Florida) -- The first Electronic Industry Supply Chain Conference (EISCC) will be hosted May 1–2, 2008, in Las Vegas by ERAI Inc., a global trade association for the electronics industry. The event will focus on essential procurement… NIST Helps Heat Pumps Boost Output
Mon, 02/11/2008 - 22:00
A sheet of laser light illuminates the surface of the heat exchanger during the air-velocity measurement experiment.(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Air-source heat pumps typically deliver 1 1/2 to three times more heating energy… ISO Standard for Biometric Authentication
Mon, 02/11/2008 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization recently published a standard to increase the security of financial transactions over electronic media. ISO 19092:2008—“Financial services—Biometrics—Security framework,”… Lumetra Program Improves Diabetes Care Among Latinos
Wed, 02/06/2008 - 22:00
(Lumetra: San Francisco) -- Investing in culturally-appropriate, community-based interventions substantially improved rates of A1C testing among Latinos with diabetes, according to a new study published in the February American Journal of Public… Health Reform in Kazakhstan
Wed, 02/06/2008 - 22:00
(World Bank: Astana, Kazakhstan) -- The World Bank’s board of executive directors recently approved a US$117.7 million loan for the Kazakhstan Health Sector Technology Transfer and Institutional Reform Project. The project will introduce… Learning from Medical Mistakes
Wed, 02/06/2008 - 22:00
(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Rockville, MD) -- According to a new study funded by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, most doctors’ think that current systems to report and share… “Spanning the Quality Chasm” Conference
Wed, 02/06/2008 - 22:00
(AQHA: Washington, D.C.) -- The annual American Quality Health Association meeting will be held in San Francisco, California, Feb. 26–28, 2008. National health care leaders from quality improvement organizations, the Centers for Medicare and…
