Content by Quality Digest
Standard Register Receives Vendor Award
Wed, 12/14/2005 - 22:00
Shared Services Healthcare Inc. recently recognized Standard Register with its Top Medical Surgical Vendor for 2005 award. Shared Services Healthcare, an affiliate of MedAssets, is a group-purchasing organization composed of health care institutions… Medical-Component Maker Receives ISO Registration
Wed, 12/14/2005 - 22:00
Precision Wire Components LLC, a medical-component manufacturer, recently received registration to ISO 13485:2003. PWC manufactures guide wires for major medical-device makers, and has been registered to quality standards in the ISO 9000 series… Statit Releases Health Care-Industry Software Solution
Wed, 12/14/2005 - 22:00
Statit Software Inc. recently released Performance Indicator & Management Dashboard (piMD), a new approach to measurement and analysis for the heath care industry. Statit reports that a review of current software options for health care… New Health Care System Would Require Quality Reporting
Mon, 12/12/2005 - 22:00
The American Health Quality Association has thrown its support behind the creation of a comprehensive system to measure and report on the performance of health care organizations and practitioners. The Institute of Medicine, a health care trade… Japanese Tours Show On-Site Lean Systems
Mon, 12/12/2005 - 22:00
Gemba Research, a lean consulting firm, is offering on-site tours of some of Japan’s best lean manufacturing operations. Japan Kaikaku Experience offers a behind-the-scene look at world-class manufacturing operations in a variety of industries.… Deming Institute Announces Video Seminar
Mon, 12/12/2005 - 22:00
An upcoming seminar will allow attendees to see and hear famed quality expert W. Edwards Deming present his quality theories. “Quality, Productivity and Competitive Position,” a four-day Deming video seminar for advanced students, will include large… Funding for Baldrige Nonprofit Category Clears Major Hurdle
Mon, 12/12/2005 - 22:00
Congressional negotiators have agreed to support $1.5 million in funding for a new nonprofit category of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The money is part of more than $7 million in total funding for the Baldrige National Quality… World Conference on Quality to be Held in Milwaukee
Mon, 12/12/2005 - 22:00
The 60th anniversary World Conference on Quality and Improvement, one of the largest gatherings of quality professionals, will be held May 1–3 at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee. The event will feature dozens of networking sessions and… Gagemaker Releases New Gage Calibration Software
Wed, 12/07/2005 - 22:00
Gagemaker recently introduced its CERTIFI gage-calibration program, a client-server solution that helps customers manage and control gage-calibration processes and documents. CERTIFI automates crucial activities for the calibration, tracking and… New Jersey Technical Council Honors Sensors Unlimited Chairman
Wed, 12/07/2005 - 22:00
The New Jersey Technical Council recently awarded Gregory H. Olsen, chairman of Sensors Unlimited Inc., its John H. Martinson Technology Support Award. Olsen, the world’s third private space explorer and the first space tourist since the Columbia…