<em>Lean Healthcare</em> DVD Helps Streamline Processes
(Visual Workplace: Byron Center, MI) -- Visual Workplace Inc. has made available a new training DVD, Lean Healthcare.
FDA Asks for Public Comment on Pathway to Lower-Risk Medical Devices
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The FDA has announced that it will open a public docket to begin receiving public comments on the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report on the 510(k) program, the most common pathway to market for lower-risk medical devices.
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Premarket Notification for Medical Devices
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance that clarifies when changes or modifications to a previously cleared 510(k) device require a new premarket submission.
FDA, Federal Partners Develop Tools for Food-Emergency Readiness
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S.
Blanton Godfrey to Address TeleTracking Conference
(TeleTracking Technologies: Pittsburgh) -- Renowned quality expert A.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches Website to Compare Hospitals, Physicians
(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Princeton, NJ) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched the nation’s most comprehensive online directory for patients to find reliable information on the quality of health care provided by physicians and hospitals in their communities.
Geomagic and Nikon Metrology Partner to Offer Integrated Scanning Solution
(Geomagic: Leuven, Belgium) -- Geomagic and Nikon Metrology recently announced a cooperative agreement that enables Nikon Metrology to fully integrate and offer its entire range of handheld 3-D laser scanners with Geomagic Studio, Geomagic Qualify, and Geomagic Wrap software.
Tracking Public Health Trends from Twitter Messages
Twitter allows millions of social media fans to comment in 140 characters or less on just about anything: an actor’s outlandish behavior, an earthquake’s tragic toll or the great taste of a grilled cheese sandwich.
Health Care Leaders Conference to Address Medical Errors, Patient Safety
(Medline Industries: Mundelein, IL) -- Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Dr.