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Olympic Coaches Use Business Lessons to Train Athletes

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- While athletes from around the world prepare to spotlight their exceptional physical skills in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics this August, behind the scenes Olympic coaches are taking a new approach to building a winning performance.

Six Sigma CEO of the Year

(WCBF: Chicago) -- WCBF’s Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards has announced that Mark Pigott, chairman and CEO of PACCARhas been named Six Sigma & Business Improvement CEO of the Yea

ASQ Lauds Executive Order on Performance Improvement

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- An executive order issued by President Bush that establishes mechanisms for improving government performance was greeted by ASQ as a welcome measure for ensuring effective and efficient application of taxpayer resources.

Webinar on Physician Profiles' Effect on Quality

(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- Physician profiles are becoming an integral part of hospital appointment, reappointment, and ongoing professional-practice evaluation (OPPE) as now required by The Joint Commission.

QD Launches Video-enhanced Web Site

(Quality Digest: Chico, California) -- Be sure to check out the new, fully redesigned Quality Digest homepage and web site.

ANSI Seeks Anticounterfeiting Proposal Comments

(ANSI: New York) -- The Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR) has submitted a new work item proposal to the International Organization for Standardization for a standard on performanc

NCQA Updates Physician and Hospital Quality Program

(NCQA: Washington) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently released standards that updated its voluntary Physician and Hospital Quality (PHQ) program, an assessment of how health plans measure and report on the quality and cost of physicians and hospitals.

ISO 15743:2008 to Manage Risk in Cold Workplaces

Business Innovation Conference Is a First

Business, academia, and government will assemble for the Business Innovation Conference at Illinois Institute of Technology in Wheaton, Illinois, September 8–10, 2008.

Baldrige Improvement Day(s) Call for Comments

(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The Baldrige National Quality Program strives to continuously improve all aspects of the program to deliver greater value to its customers and stakeholders and to improve the effectiveness of our processes.

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