2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Winner Mercy Health System
(Mercy Health System: Janesville, Wisconsin) -- Mercy Health System, a recipient of the 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, is recognized
Toolkits to Help Providers and Patients Implement Safer Health Care Practices
(AHRQ: Rockville, Maryland) -- An array of toolkits designed to help doctors, nurses, hospital managers, patients, and others reduce medical err
Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device QA/QC Process Improvement Summit
(The Center for Business Intelligence: Woburn, Massachusetts) – CBI will host the conference with the theme, “Implement a StratDefibrillator Recall
In October, Medtronic Inc., makers of a wide range of medical devices, issued a voluntary suspension of its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads due
Signature Verification System for Medical Manufacturing
(Sciemetric Instruments: Ottawa, Canada) -- Sciemetric Instruments has announced the general availability of SigPOD Medical, a system to verify part
Process Improvement Summit for Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices
(CBI: Woburn, Massachusetts) -- The Center for Business Intelligence will hold the Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Process Improvement Su
New Tool to Combat MRSA Infections in Hospitals
(Cardinal Health: Dublin, Ohio) -- Cardinal Health, a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of health ca
Improving Care by Using Lean Techniques
(Juran: Southbury, Connecticut) -- A growing trend among hospitals is the use of lean techniques to improve patient safety measures, in turn improving
Pfizer and Sermo to Improve Patient Care through Online Collaboration
(Pfizer: New York, and Sermo: Cambridge, Massachusetts) -- Pfizer Inc.
Acupunture Reduces Need for Painkillers During and After Surgery
(Duke University Medical Center: Durham, North Carolina) -- Using acupuncture before and during surgery significantly reduces the level of pain
