(American College of Surgeons: Chicago) -- New research published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that while popular hospital rating systems can help identify high-quality hospitals for cardiovascular operations, patients can achieve similar

With or without health care reform, health care quality professionals know that change is already a new reality for U.S. health care, transforming the industry, their own organizations, and their professional roles on what seems a daily basis.

(Keithley Instruments Inc: Cleveland) -- A recent survey of solar cell and photovoltaic device researchers and manufacturers, working in government, university-based, and corporate labs and manufacturing facilities indicates distinct differences in testing methods and priorities among respondent

(BSI: Reston, VA) -- To gain an understanding of how leading organizations around the world are leveraging their use of BSI’s Entropy Technology Solution to drive quality, performance, and sustainability while mitigating organizational risk, join BSI for the next BSI Regional Business Forum.

(Stellar Technology Inc.: Amherst, NY) -- The Model LPS60X AC/AC LVDT is designed for precision displacement and position measurement for quality assurance applications in industrial environments.

(Veeco Instruments Inc.: Plainview, NY) -- Veeco Instruments Inc., a provider of scientific and industrial metrology, has introduced the NT9080 Surface Metrology System, which combines noncontact white light interferometry, operator ease of use, and affordability for expert- and entry-level prec

(MFG.com: Atlanta) -- For the second straight quarter, more than one-third of North American manufacturers responding to MFG.com’s MFGWatch survey say they’ve experienced a significant supply chain disruption in the past three months.

(ASM International: Materials Park, OH) -- Systems Failure Analysis (ASM International, 2010) gives your product teams the tools and concepts to get at the root causes of defects and failures in complex manufacturing and engineered systems.

The molecular diagnostics industry is a relatively new territory that offers much promise for early disease detection and personalized patient care.

The purpose of this article is to give you an appreciation of the Quincunx as an educational tool for teaching some of the theory behind the tools and concepts of so-called modern quality management.