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(NCQA: Washington) -- Data on clinical performance and patient experience for more than 85 million Americans enrolled in more than 400 commercial health plans are now available from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. NCQA’s Quality Compass, the United States’ most widely used database of…
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute recently announced the recipients of its 2008 Leadership and Service Awards, who have been recognized for significant contributions to national and international standardization activities, as well as an ongoing commitment to their…
(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- The American Society for Quality recently awarded its 2008 Richard A. Freund International Scholarship to Amar Thiraviam, in Daytona Beach, Florida. This $5,000 scholarship, named after a past ASQ president, supports a quality professional’s graduate studies.…
(EFQM: Brussels) -- EFQM, a nonprofit membership foundation headquartered in Brussels, has announced the 11 finalists of the EFQM Excellence Award 2008. From this list of finalists, the award and prize winners will be named on October 28 in the Musée du Louvre at EFQM’s award dinner in Paris.
The…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The seventh edition of the ISO International Standard for currency codes has just been published. ISO 4217:2008—“Codes for the representation of currencies and funds,” is the only worldwide, multi-industry, standardized currency code.
“Information interchange on an international…
(ANSI: New York) -- Continuing education programs are growing in popularity as employees in a variety of industries work to keep up with new technologies and business strategies. According to a report released recently by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics,…
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO 20712 standard answers the need to standardize a system for giving safety information related to aquatic activity that relies as little as possible on the use of words to achieve understanding. Water-safety signs and flags can be invaluable aids in bringing people’s attention…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Paul Borawski, American Society for Quality (ASQ) executive director and chief strategic officer, was recently awarded the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) Leadership Award. The award was presented at the CESSE Annual Meeting in Detroit, July 15–…
(ANSI: New York) -- In the state of California, crane operator certification bodies are required to be accredited by a California Division of Occupational Health and Safety (Cal/OSHA)-approved accreditation body. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Personnel Certification…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Have you printed your bus schedule today? Sent an e-mail? Made an online payment? At a time when information and communication technology (ICT) is becoming increasingly critical for fulfilling everyday tasks at home and at the office, an ISO/IEC standard will ensure that the…
(ANSI: New York) -- Two months remain for the nomination of documents that will be included in this year’s survey of Standards That Make a Difference.
First organized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 2002, the survey compiles information about standards that are “making a…
(ISO: Geneva) -- The International Organization for Standardization has published a combined book and CD giving organizations advice on how to make integrated use of management system standards.
The integrated use of management system standardsThe integrated use of management system standards…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- While athletes from around the world prepare to spotlight their exceptional physical skills in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics this August, behind the scenes Olympic coaches are taking a new approach to building a winning performance. They are turning to business improvement…
(WCBF: Chicago) -- WCBF’s Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards has announced that Mark Pigott, chairman and CEO of PACCARhas been named Six Sigma & Business Improvement CEO of the Year.
Six Sigmahas played a major role in PACCAR’s worldwide growth and profitability since 1997. The…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- An executive order issued by President Bush that establishes mechanisms for improving government performance was greeted by ASQ as a welcome measure for ensuring effective and efficient application of taxpayer resources.
“We commend the president for his farsightedness in…
(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- Physician profiles are becoming an integral part of hospital appointment, reappointment, and ongoing professional-practice evaluation (OPPE) as now required by The Joint Commission. The American Society for Quality will provide direction on creating a profile, as…
(Quality Digest: Chico, California) -- Be sure to check out the new, fully redesigned Quality Digest homepage and web site. Not only is the new site more aesthetically pleasing than ever, it’s easier to navigate, so you can now find your favorite topics, columnists, departments, and articles…
(ANSI: New York) -- The Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR) has submitted a new work item proposal to the International Organization for Standardization for a standard on performance requirements for purpose-built anticounterfeiting tools. As the U.S. member body to ISO, the American…
(NCQA: Washington) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently released standards that updated its voluntary Physician and Hospital Quality (PHQ) program, an assessment of how health plans measure and report on the quality and cost of physicians and hospitals. NCQA launched PHQ in 2006…
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(ISO: Geneva) -- Due to the negative effect of cold on human health and performance, as well as on work productivity, quality, and safety, a comprehensive strategy of risk assessment and management practices and…
Business, academia, and government will assemble for the Business Innovation Conference at Illinois Institute of Technology in Wheaton, Illinois, September 8–10, 2008. With 36 sessions, 6 workshops, and several keynote speakers, this will be the first conference of its kind to address both the…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The Baldrige National Quality Program strives to continuously improve all aspects of the program to deliver greater value to its customers and stakeholders and to improve the effectiveness of our processes. To that end, the program is offering opportunities for…
(ISO: Geneva) -- A new edition of ISO 9001 is being submitted for voting as a final draft international standard. Subject to formal approval by the ISO membership, the publication of the revised version is expected to be published this fall.
The proposed ISO 9001:2008 doesn’t introduce additional…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality now offers an advanced online Knowledge Center to help web users find and access all things quality. The Knowledge Center provides a unique and user-friendly venue where web visitors can learn about quality, explore quality hot topics, and easily…
(ISO: Geneva) -- Organizations of all types are very concerned by threats that could compromise their information security and managing this aspect has become a primary concern for their information-technology (IT) departments. The new international standard ISO/IEC 27005, which describes the…
