(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Rockville, MD) -- Improvements in patient safety continue to lag, according to the “2009 National Healthcare Quality Report” and the “2009 National Healthcare Disparities Report,” issued April 13 by the U.S.

(Camstar: Charlotte, NC) -- Medical device companies are operating in a challenging environment of continuously innovating and launching new products while reducing product and process variability and risk and simultaneously complying with stringent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations

(IQMS: Paso Robles, CA) -- IQMS, an innovator in the design and development of extended enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, recently announced the release of its Quality Audit Module, the most recent addition to the IQMS

(Henry Ford Health System: Detroit) -- Looking to shake up your industry, transform your medical center, and recharge your organization?

(FDANews: Falls Church, VA) -- FDAnews has announced details for its 7th Annual Medical Device Quality Congress to be held June 2–4 in Bethesda, Maryland.

(PerkinElmer Inc.: Waltham, MA) -- PerkinElmer Inc., a global provider focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, recently announced that the company’s inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) technology can help ensure that traditional Chinese herbal medicines

(Cognex Corp.:Natick, MA) -- Cognex Corp. recently announced In-Sight Track & Trace, an add-on software package for Cognex In-Sight vision systems.

(NCQA: Washington) -- Karen Davis, president of The Commonwealth Fund; Vermont Gov. James H. Douglas; international patient safety leader, Dr. Peter Pronovost; Pennsylvania Gov.

(DAILY RFID: Guangzhou, China) -- DAILY RFID Co. Ltd. has launched the HF RFID Solution Kit for hospital management, which includes the RFID tags and readers, for instant deployment. The RFID solution kit improves patient safety and hospital efficiency by automated data capture.

More than 90 percent of all food manufacturers have less than 200 employees. Yet, these small food manufacturers are held to the identical regulatory quality and safety standards as organizations with tens of thousands of employees.