Toolkits to Help Providers and Patients Implement Safer Health Care Practices
(AHRQ: Rockville, Maryland) -- An array of toolkits designed to help doctors, nurses, hospital managers, patients, and others reduce medical err
Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device QA/QC Process Improvement Summit
(The Center for Business Intelligence: Woburn, Massachusetts) – CBI will host the conference with the theme, “Implement a StratProduct Safety, Environmental Management, and Lean Six Sigma Conference
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality’s 2008 World Conference on Quality and Improvement, May 5-7, 2008 in Houston, Texas, will provide attendees with a myriad of improvement opportunities.
Was It Colder in Grandpa’s Day?
As I’m writing this, our first big snowfall of the year is piling up outside and it is –10°C (15°F). This brings to mind the many times my grandfather told me of how he walked to school in winter uphill (both ways) with no shoes.
Four Golfing Buddies Learn About Enterprise Excellence
Editor’s note:This short story is part of a three-volume series—Integrated Enterprise Excellence: Going Beyo
3 “Nevers” of Control Limits, Part 1
I don’t believe in ghosts. Yet quality professionals chase them every day. Why? Because erroneous control limits tell them to. Control limits should be statistically based, 100-percent reliable, and reveal natural process variability.
ANSI Board Names Volunteer Leaders for 2008
(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) board of directors recently appointed its new members and officers for the term beginning January 1, 2008.
FDA Could Find Independent Experts
(CSPI: Washington) -- In a report released in mid-November, the Food and Drug Administration claimed a new report prepared by the Eastern Research Group showed it would be difficult to create advisory committees free from conflicts of
