Brittany Vogel
The “Patient-Centered Medical Home” (PCMH) is the latest in health care quality initiatives. In a PCMH, a medical team—led by a patient’s primary physician—continuously coordinates and manages the...
Brittany Vogel
ISO/IEC 17025 is an international standard that consists of general requirements for testing and calibration laboratories. The standard provides accreditation for the procedures carried out by these...
Brittany Vogel
ISO 13485 is an international standard that ensures that medical device organizations meet global quality management system regulations. Its aim is to provide consumers with safer medical devices and...
Brittany Vogel
Bright Minds, a Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) mentoring program, provides a chance for students interested in manufacturing to get an in-depth look into the industry. Students are given...
Brittany Vogel
The core of lean manufacturing, kanbans use the “pull” system to prevent waste by creating a cyclical relationship between the consumer, supplier, and manufacturer. The user of a material requests...
Brittany Vogel
The international quality standard, ISO 22000—"Food safety management systems—Requirements for any organization in the food chain" ensures that no matter how many times food changes hands...
Brittany Vogel
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally accepted, voluntary certification program created by the United State Green Building Council. The program measures a...
Brittany Vogel
As part of President Obama's recently implemented National Fuel Efficiency policy, legislation regarding greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is underway that could have a significant impact on some...
Brittany Vogel
The ISO 14064 series of standards for greenhouse gas accounting and verification was published March, 1, 2006, by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is an international...
Brittany Vogel
The European Union is working to make products safer for consumers and manufacturers alike. Its new regulations concerning chemicals used in product makeup, REACH, will extend across the pond to...
