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(NCQA: Washington, D.C.) -- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recognized the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as an accrediting entity for qualified health plan issuers participating in health insurance exchanges. NCQA’s Health Plan Accreditation (HPA) contains all…
(AMA: New York) -- Join Aaron Dignan, author of Game Frame: Using Games as a Strategy for Success (Free Press, 2011) for an hour-long webinar August 29, 2012, from noon to 1 p.m. EDT. Playing games is one of the most popular activities in our culture, generating tens of billions of dollars in…
(Robert Half: Menlo Park, CA) -- To fill management positions, companies are more likely to look for talent outside rather than within their own ranks, a new survey from Robert Half Management Resources suggests. Chief financial officers (CFOs) who were interviewed said that, on average, 38 percent…
(Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore) -- Two swimming strokes, one that pulls through the water like a boat paddle and another that whirls to the side like a propeller, are commonly used by athletes training for the Olympic Games. But elite swimmers and their coaches have long argued over which arm…
(Delcam: Birmingham, UK) -- Delcam will demonstrate new probing capabilities in the 2013 version of its FeatureCAM feature-based CAM software on booth E-3222 at IMTS Sept. 10–15, 2012, in Chicago. The ability to incorporate probing sequences into CAM programs makes it easier to undertake…
(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has released a workshop report on the status of the redevelopment of NSSN, a National Resource for Global Standards, is a search engine for standards-related information from a wide range of developers. The report focuses…
(Basler: Ahrensburg, Germany) -- Digital industrial camera specialist Basler will soon be starting series production of its ace GigE camera models with powerful CMV2000 and CMV4000 complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensors by CMOSIS, Antwerp, Belgium-based developer, manufacturer, and…
(AIAG: Southfield, MI) -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), developer and promoter of solutions to help manufacturing and service providers operate at peak performance, has introduced a new membership benefits package designed to provide automotive manufacturers and suppliers easier…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Managers responsible for selecting suppliers or responsible for purchasing decisions now have available an attractive hard copy version of the ISO brochure, “ISO 9001 in the Supply Chain,” up to now published uniquely as a web document.
Goods and services are commonly promoted as…
(AMA: New York) -- Women negotiate all day, every day, often without even realizing they are in a bargaining situation. Whether the negotiation is a small, everyday matter, or a bigger, more structured deal, making the most of these conversations is imperative.
Join the American Management…
(Banner Medical: Carol Stream, IL) -- Banner Medical executives Vince Adams, vice president of Sales, Marketing and Strategic Planning; and Bob Khin, quality assurance director; along with Peter Johns, supplier quality manager for Pioneer Surgical, will participate on a faculty panel at the…
(Gartner: Stamford, CT) -- Global research and advisory firm Gartner Inc. has revealed its annual ranking of the top supply-chain organizations headquartered in Asia-Pacific.
The goal of the annual Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 research initiative is to raise awareness of the supply-chain discipline…
(Geomagic: Morrisville, NC) -- Geomagic, a global company providing 3D technology for digital reality, has released two new versions of software from its Sensable Group’s 3D modeling product lines: Freeform v. 12 SP2 and Claytools v. 4. These new releases are the first since Geomagic’s April 2012…
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- ASTM International, known worldwide for developing test methods and its 13,000+ technical standards and thousands of related publications, is launching two new journals: Advances in Civil Engineering Materials (ACEM) and Materials Performance and Characterization (…
(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- As simple to use as a digital camera, the NeoScope II is a high-resolution scanning electron microscope (SEM) that produces images with a large depth of field at magnifications ranging from 10X–60,000X. It offers high and low vacuum operation, three selectable…
(Paton Professional: Chico, CA) -- With his engaging and inspiring new book, The 7 Lessons: Management Tools for Success (Paton Professional, 2012), Craig Cochran rewrites the entire management improvement genre. The 7 Lessons reads like a novel, but its advice, observations, and analysis are built…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- With the introduction of the MarSurf XR 1 surface measuring system, Mahr, a manufacturer and marketer of dimensional measuring equipment, has bridged the gap between portable surface measuring devices and larger, full-featured, PC-based surface measurement and…
(Carl Zeiss IMT: Minneapolis) -- The new VAST XTR gold probe from Carl Zeiss enables flexible and highly accurate measurements in industrial measuring, thus increasing productivity and flexibility for operators. Thanks to the integrated rotary axis, the VAST XTR gold turns the stylus system in the…
(TÜV Rheinland: Atlanta, GA) -- TÜV Rheinland Rail Sciences (TÜV-RSI), a subsidiary of TUV Rheinland North America, has expanded its range of chemical analysis services with the installation of a glow discharge spectrometer in its La Vista, Nebraska, laboratory. To demonstrate the benefits of the…
(Compliance2go: Houston) -- Compliance2go is hosting the webinar, FDA’s Part 11—Enforcement Trends and Affordable Steps to Take Today, which is scheduled for Tues., Aug. 14, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT.
Get first-hand knowledge on: • How the FDA is enforcing 21 CFR 11 today • How to put in…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- This year, the American Society for Quality’s (ASQ) 21st Annual Service Quality Conference is in Baltimore, and you won’t want to miss it. Register by Aug. 31, 2012, to receive the early-bird discounted rate.
The keynote speakers for this conference are: • Joseph A. De Feo,…
(UB: Buffalo, NY) -- Firms not only create new products through systematic processes, but also produce new knowledge that should be captured and reused to enable greater opportunity for future innovation. Through a new, exclusive certification course at the University at Buffalo (UB), developed and…
(McGraw-Hill: New York) -- When was the last time you were in a meeting and every participant was in the room? How many people do you know who work from remote sites? How many emails did you receive and send at work today? Blogging, commenting, tagging, emailing, texting, video chatting are…
(Predictive Solutions: Pittsburgh) -- Predictive Solutions’ version 1.1 of its SafetyNet app, used to upload safety data to its workplace safety software, is now available for download from the App Store. This is the first update to the workplace safety software app released last year. Existing…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- A New York Times editorial, “A Formula for Cutting Health Costs,” highlights the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, Southcentral Foundation, and how it has achieved “startling efficiencies: emergency room use has been reduced by 50 percent, hospital…
