Improving Care by Using Lean Techniques
Tue, 10/23/2007 - 22:00
(Juran: Southbury, Connecticut) -- A growing trend among hospitals is the use of lean techniques to improve patient safety measures, in turn improving the overall quality of care. Juran Healthcare’s patient safety model incorporates the Juran… Acupunture Reduces Need for Painkillers During and After Surgery
Tue, 10/23/2007 - 22:00
(Duke University Medical Center: Durham, North Carolina) -- Using acupuncture before and during surgery significantly reduces the level of pain and the amount of potent painkillers needed by patients after the surgery is over, according to Duke… Protecting Your Web Server from Attacks
Mon, 10/22/2007 - 22:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released “Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers,” which covers some of the latest threats to Web security, while reflecting general changes in Web… Coca-Cola: Reuse It or Lose It
Mon, 10/22/2007 - 22:00
(Coca-Cola: Atlanta) -- The Coca-Cola Co. recently announced it is investing more than $60 million to support recycling in the U.S. and build the world’s largest plastic bottle-to-bottle recycling plant. These investments are part of its goal to… UK Sustainable Business Awards
Mon, 10/22/2007 - 22:00
(SAI Global: Kenilworth, United Kingdom) -- SAI Global, an independent auditing and standards body, has launched a campaign in the United Kingdom designed to monitor and report on the sustainability of British business. The company launched the UK… NCQA Assesses Health Information Products
Mon, 10/22/2007 - 22:00
(NCQA: Washington) -- Organizations providing specialized health care information services can now earn certification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for a range of services they provide. The new Health Information Products… Reducing Manufacturing Operational Costs
Tue, 10/16/2007 - 22:00
(Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc.: Wakefield, Rhode Island) -- Sixty-eight percent of a survey group, including Fortune 400 companies, measured an increase in production throughput, and 47 percent an increase in profit per unit of factory floor space,… Army Refitting More Humvees Faster with New Approach
Tue, 10/16/2007 - 22:00
(Washington: Army News Service) -- The Army has cut the time it takes to rebuild battle-damaged Humvees with a new assembly-line process at Red River Army Depot, Texas.Red River was recently one of 12 Army commands to receive the Shingo Prize… BMG Expands its Focus on Public Training Courses
Tue, 10/16/2007 - 22:00
(BMG: Denver, Colorado) -- Breakthrough Management Group has announced that it has expanded its schedule and portfolio of public training offerings for incremental training and continuing education. The new courses and schedule will be managed… New Processes for CO2 Capture
Mon, 10/15/2007 - 22:00
(RWE Power: Ludwigshafen, Munich) -- The Linde Group, BASF, and RWE Power have agreed on the development of new processes for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture from combustion gases in coal-fired power plants today. The cooperation will comprise the…