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WCBF Seventh Annual Six Sigma and Process Improvement in Healthcare Summit
Thu, 01/10/2008 - 22:00
(WCBF: Las Vegas) -- WCBF will host the Seventh Annual Six Sigma and Process Improvement in Healthcare Summit in Las Vegas, April 1–4, 2008. The focus will be on lean, Six Sigma, and other process improvement methodologies within the health care… Call for National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Health Care IT
Thu, 01/10/2008 - 22:00
(NQF: Washington, D.C.) -- National Quality Forum is formally soliciting candidate measures for review and evaluation for potential inclusion in its set of NQF-endorsed voluntary consensus standards for health care information technology (HIT… Senators Foster E-Prescriptions
Thu, 01/10/2008 - 22:00
(U.S. Senate: Washington, D.C.) -- The cost of poor quality in health care accounts for from 30 to 60 cents of every health care dollar. Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and John Ensign (R-Nev.) along with a bipartisan group of legislators have… A New Approach to Surface Profiling
Wed, 01/09/2008 - 22:00
The four images (taken with scanning laser confocal microscopy) show variations in surface roughness of an aluminum alloy as produced by increasing amounts of strain: A – 1 percent, B – 4 percent, C – 8 percent and D – 12… Guide to Friction, Wear, Erosion Testing
Wed, 01/09/2008 - 22:00
(ASTM International: West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania) -- Manual 56, Guide to Friction, Wear and Erosion Testing is now available from ASTM International. The manual, authored by Kenneth G. Budinski, is a resource for newcomers to tribology,… Development Program for Sub-32nm Metrology
Wed, 01/09/2008 - 22:00
Metryx Ltd., a supplier of mass metrology equipment to the semiconductor manufacturing industry, has announced that it has entered into a joint development program with Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center (IMEC ) of Belgium, a leading… Jacques Régis assumes Presidency of the International Electrotechnical Commission
Tue, 01/08/2008 - 22:00
(Standards Council of Canada: Ottawa) -- The Standards Council of Canada has announced that Jacques Régis has began his three-year term as president of the International Electrotechnical Commission. Régis, who becomes IEC’s 32nd president and… Food and Drug Administration Announces Modifications to List of Recognized Standards
Tue, 01/08/2008 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued an updated list of consensus standards for use in evaluating medical devices before they are approved by the agency for market entry. The Food and Drug Administration… ANSI Seeks Comments on Industrial Furnaces
Mon, 01/07/2008 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee recently submitted a proposal to the International Organization for Standardization for a new field of technical activity on industrial furnaces and associated thermal processing… Standards to Improve Quality of Water Services
Mon, 01/07/2008 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva) -- A suite of new ISO standards offers practical tools to address the challenge of effectively managing water resources so as to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation for the world’s population. ISO recently…