American Heart Association Focuses on Quality of Patient Care
Mon, 11/15/2004 - 22:00
The American Heart Association recently launched an effort to improve the quality of patient care. The organization made the announcement at its Scientific Sessions 2004 conference, held Nov. 7–10 in New Orleans. The program focuses on improving… AIAG Hosts RFID Conference
Mon, 11/15/2004 - 22:00
The Automotive Industry Action Group hosted a conference on radio frequency identification (RFID) in Livonia, Michigan, on Nov. 4. The use of RFID is increasing in the auto production industry, and the conference examined ways it’s helping… Canada’s NQI Plans Tours of Award-Winning Companies
Mon, 11/15/2004 - 22:00
Canada’s National Quality Institute is planning a tour of at least two quality award-winning businesses early next year. The first tour will be of Polywheels Manufactuturing Ltd., a Toronto company that won a gold trophy for quality in the Canada… Minitab Releases Software in Japanese
Mon, 11/15/2004 - 22:00
Minitab Inc. recently announced the release of a Japanese version of its popular MINITAB Release 14 software. The Japanese version includes fully translated menus, dialog boxes, text output, graphs and all other features and functionality of the… IQS Releases New Enterprise Quality Performance Management Model
Tue, 11/09/2004 - 22:00
IQS recently announced the availability of its new Enterprise Quality Performance Management (EQPM) model at its annual user group conference. The new model is based on the existing data model, which represented significant innovation in the… Army Arsenal Launches ISO Quality Programs
Tue, 11/09/2004 - 22:00
The U.S. government’s largest weapons systems research, development and troop support commands center recently mounted an effort to become registered to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) hired San… Quality Effort Aims to Improve Hospital Reimbursement Processes
Wed, 11/03/2004 - 22:00
TÜV America and Healthcare Specialists Inc. have formed a new alliance to help hospitals receive Medicare reimbursements more quickly and easily. To that end, the organizations formed a new organization, TÜV Healthcare Specialists, which includes… QMI to Perform ISO 13485 Audits
Wed, 11/03/2004 - 22:00
QMI recently announced that it has received accreditation to perform ISO 13485:2003 audits. The accreditation, which was issued by the Standards Council of Canada, also allows QMI to offer registrations to ISO 13485:1996 and ISO 13488:1996. To apply… Novations Group, Motorola University Offer Online Six Sigma Learning
Wed, 11/03/2004 - 22:00
Novations Group Inc. and Motorola University recently announced that they have partnered to offer online Six Sigma learning programs. The partnership is part of Motorola’s 2002 decision to launch a new training program as part of its Six Sigma… ASQ Names 30 New Fellows
Wed, 11/03/2004 - 22:00
The American Society for Quality recently announced that it has recognized 30 members as fellows of the organization. ASQ has headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The 104,000-member professional association aims to create better workplaces and…