(IHI: Cambridge, MA) -- It’s hard to imagine a discussion about improving health care without mentioning lean thinking, doing more with less, or striving for zero defects or eliminating muda or waste.
(FDA: Silver Spring, MD) -- The U.S.
(Premier Inc.: Charlotte, NC) --With the industry deadline for the adoption of health care data standards rapidly approaching, participants in a Premier health care alliance project are seeing benefits in preparing for implementation that lays the groundwork for improved patient safety and healt
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- A visit to the emergency room with their daughter convinced one couple that a successful business strategy could also help to improve health care practices.
(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- Sparta Systems Inc., the maker of TrackWise software and the market leader in enterprise quality and compliance management solutions, announced the release of its TrackWise Audit Execution Package.
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Amid continuing H1N1 influenza concerns and shrinking budgets, U.S. public health departments face tough challenges. At the top of the list: Fewer resources to help ensure that residents get vaccinations and other services in a timely manner.
(InterTech: Skokie, IL) -- Quality engineers seeking cost-effective ways to collect and archive test data for product life-cycle management systems and quality assurance, can now use the InterTech Development Component Tracker System, which integrates bar codes, scans, and software tracking of e
(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Dreieich, Germany) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, opened on April 15, a global food testing laboratory devoted solely to helping contain costly and life-threatening chemical contamination crises.
(CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Covering health care from clinical to nutritional services, Applying Lean in Healthcare: A Collection of International Case Studies
(HSM Americas Inc.: New York) -- The world’s greatest thought leaders in the field convene at the World Innovation Forum, June 8–9, at the Nokia Theatre in New York City, to provide actionable insights into the central issues at the heart of innovation today—marketing, Web 2.0, health care, soci