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(Health 2.0 LLC: San Francisco) -- Health 2.0 is preparing for its fifth annual Health 2.0 Fall Conference in San Francisco, September 26–27, 2011. The keynote speaker will be Mark Smith, president and CEO of the California HealthCare Foundation. Smith is one of the smartest, funniest, and best-…
(Mettler-Toledo Inc.: Columbus, OH) -- Mettler-Toledo has introduced the SWC515 Pinmount 316 weigh module for use in the pharmaceutical and food-and-beverage industries. This compact weigh module, which features special-grade stainless steel with capacities of 7.5 t, 15 t and 22.5 t, makes it…
(Harrington Institute Inc: Los Gatos, CA) -- The Harrington Best TQM Thesis Award was presented this year to Dr. Vinod Prabhu at the opening ceremony of the Quality Congress 2011 for his paper “Six Sigma Report on Reduction of Medication Delivery Turnaround Time for Newly Admitted In-Patients.”…
When it comes to packaged fish or meat, it’s nearly impossible to distinguish between fresh goods and their inedible counterparts. Researchers have now developed a sensor film that can be integrated into the package itself, where it takes over the role of quality control. If the food has spoiled,…
(ACPE: Tampa, FL) -- The American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) and Thomas Jefferson University School of Population Health in Philadelphia are teaming up to offer an important new advanced degree aimed at physicians who want to improve the quality of health care.
The degree—a master…
(The Guideline Advantage: Dallas) -- Three major health organizations—the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association—have collaborated to create a quality improvement program aimed at improving outpatient care nationwide.…
(The Guideline Advantage: Dallas) -- Three major health organizations—the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association—have collaborated to create a quality improvement program aimed at improving outpatient care nationwide.…
(Sepha Ltd: Dundonald, Belfast) -- Global packaging machinery expert, Sepha Ltd, has developed the world’s first tool-less, vision-based leak-detection machine for blister packs. VisionScan has been developed to meet pharmaceutical blister-pack manufacturers’ growing demand for a low-cost, modern,…
(Sepha Ltd: Dundonald, Belfast) -- Global packaging machinery expert, Sepha Ltd, has developed the world’s first tool-less, vision-based leak-detection machine for blister packs. VisionScan has been developed to meet pharmaceutical blister-pack manufacturers’ growing demand for a low-cost, modern,…
(ISSISSIPPI: Columbus, OH) -- The International Six Sigma Institute and Secret Society for Imperious Professionals of Process Improvement (ISSISSIPPI) today announced that it will no longer charge customers for access to its industry-leading lean Six Sigma training courses. In response to market…
(ISSISSIPPI: Columbus, OH) -- The International Six Sigma Institute and Secret Society for Imperious Professionals of Process Improvement (ISSISSIPPI) today announced that it will no longer charge customers for access to its industry-leading lean Six Sigma training courses. In response to market…
(NQF: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has announced that Norton Healthcare has been named the recipient of the 2011 NQF National Quality Healthcare Award for its exceptional organizational leadership and innovation to achieve quality improvement. The award will be presented in…
(NQF: Washington) -- The National Quality Forum (NQF) has announced that Norton Healthcare has been named the recipient of the 2011 NQF National Quality Healthcare Award for its exceptional organizational leadership and innovation to achieve quality improvement. The award will be presented in…
Leaders make things happen, but influential leaders go a step further by making a positive difference in organizations and in the lives of people who both serve and are served by the organization. That’s the premise of a new book from AHA Press, Influential Leadership: Change Your Behavior,…
Leaders make things happen, but influential leaders go a step further by making a positive difference in organizations and in the lives of people who both serve and are served by the organization. That’s the premise of a new book from AHA Press, Influential Leadership: Change Your Behavior,…
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2011 User Comparative Database Report. Based on data from 1,032 U.S. hospitals, the report provides results that hospitals can use as one basis for comparison in their efforts to…
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2011 User Comparative Database Report. Based on data from 1,032 U.S. hospitals, the report provides results that hospitals can use as one basis for comparison in their efforts to…
(Leap Technologies: Naperville, IL) -- On Wednesday, March 23, at the 2011 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, Carle Foundation Hospital’s chief operating officer John Snyder and Beth Edrington, director of internal consulting and performance improvement, will explain how Carle Foundation has used…
(American College of Physicians: Philadelphia) -- Four organizations representing more than 350,000 primary care physicians have released joint Guidelines for Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition and Accreditation Programs. The new guidelines—created by the American Academy of…
(Gemba Research LLC: Mukilteo, WA) -- Gemba Academy is celebrating its second anniversary and the release of its Leader Standard Work course by bringing back the most popular promotion Gemba Academy has ever done.
Specifically, between March 1 and March 31, anyone who purchases a six-month or a…
(McGraw-Hill: New York) -- Co-written by a certified project management professional and a medical doctor, Project Management for Healthcare Information Technology (McGraw-Hill, 2011) demonstrates how to integrate project management principles with health care information technology to achieve…
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- During about 30 percent of all heart attacks, people experience no symptoms. However, unmistakable signs of the attack remain in the bloodstream for days. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers, working with Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH)…
President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2011, which begins in October, includes funds to keep the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) ticking over, after a fashion, for another year. The $7.7 million currently on the table is less than the $9.9 million he requested and…
(ISPE: Tampa, FL) -- The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE), a global not-for-profit association of 22,000 pharmaceutical science and manufacturing professionals, released the GAMP Good Practice Guide: A Risk-Based Approach to GxP Process Control Systems…
(DocLineUp: New York) -- DocLineUp, a leading provider of enterprise-level document management software, has announced the new release and breakthrough pricing on the DocLineUp Document Management System for Medical Device Manufacturers. The system is available immediately and at less than $10,000—…
