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2006 Baldrige Winners Announced
Mon, 11/27/2006 - 22:00
Three organizations—a manufacturing company, a hospital and a health care alliance—received the 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The winners are MESA Products Inc., Premier Inc. and North Mississippi Medical Center. The… Verizon Information Is Tops
Mon, 11/27/2006 - 22:00
Verizon’s LiveSource operator services team answers more than 3 million wireless and wireline calls a day and was ranked best in the semiannual National Directory Assistance Performance Index. Verizon leads independent local exchange carriers… Software Calculates Health Care Savings
Mon, 11/27/2006 - 22:00
A new version of the online Quality Dividend Calculator demonstrates that choosing high-quality health plans often results in lower health care costs and better employee productivity. The QDC, released by the National Committee for Quality… ASI DataMyte Opens Office in Singapore
Mon, 11/27/2006 - 22:00
ASI DataMyte Inc. recently opened a new representative office in Singapore. Candice Choy, formerly with ASI DataMyte distributor Cairnhill Metrology Pte. Ltd., will manage the new office as ASI DataMyte’s regional sales manager for the Asia… Part D Lowers Seniors’ Drug Costs
Tue, 11/21/2006 - 22:00
Medicare beneficiaries previously without drug coverage significantly reduced their out-of-pocket prescription costs and now have better access to medication because of the Part D drug benefit added to Medicare last year. Those were the… Report Predicts Big Money in Cancer Therapies
Tue, 11/21/2006 - 22:00
The current research and development of dozens of major cancer therapies will spur enormous sales potential in the market over the next 15 years, according to a study by Pharmacor and Decision Resources Inc. The report says that five new… Pharmaceutical Documentation Conference
Tue, 11/21/2006 - 22:00
Pharma IQ, a division of the International Quality and Productivity Center, will host a conference that will focus on simplified documentation for pharmaceutical professionals. Documentation & Paperless Automation will be held Dec. 11–… Lonza Group Buys Cambrex Bio Businesses
Tue, 11/21/2006 - 22:00
Lonza Group AG recently bought Cambrex Corp.’s bioproducts and biopharma businesses. Cambrex’ bioproducts business manufactures and markets research, therapeutic and analytical testing products based on cell biology for drug discovery and… Orion Registrar Gets FDA Accreditation
Tue, 11/21/2006 - 22:00
The Food and Drug Administration recently named Orion Registrar Inc. a member of its Inspection by Accredited Persons Program (IAP). The designation will let Orion Registrar perform federally mandated product safety and quality system… RABQSA To Join New Management Committee
Mon, 11/20/2006 - 22:00
The American Aerospace Quality Group recently invited RABQSA to represent auditor authentication bodies on its Registration Management Committee. The committee oversees international interpretations of and registrations to standards for the…