(National Quality Forum: Washington, D.C.) -- To support consumer engagement and improved quality in health care, the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed guidelines for consumer-focused, internet-based public reporting.

(WCBF: Chicago) -- The winners for all categories and the special awards were announced at the Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards Gala Dinner on Oct. 15, held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida.

(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.: Beijing, China) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. took the next step in its sustainability journey by hosting an unprecedented gathering of more than 1,000 leading suppliers, Chinese officials, and nongovernmental organizations (NGO) in Beijing, China.

(EIU: New York) -- Is information governance important to a company’s success? Yes, according to “The Future of Enterprise Information Governance,” published by the Economist Intelligence Unit Ltd. and sponsored by EMC Corp., headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

A physics exam question asked students to describe how they would use a barometer to measure the height of a skyscraper. One student who failed the test contested that his answer was correct.

Pharmaceutical processes typically take place on the scale of gallons or liters, even tens of thousands of liters. So why would anyone worry about one little microliter?

For the past 35 years or so, I have been a runner. My daily routine consists of a five-mile run followed by a seven-mile bike ride.

(FDA: Rockville, Maryland) -- In a bid to extensively modernize the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) data management, data warehousing, information technology (IT) infrastructure, and IT security, FDA has awarded 10 contractors a total of $2.5 billion to implement the FDA’s Informatio

(FDA: Rockville, Maryland) -- Due to quality control problems at two Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. manufacturing plants in India, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two warning letters and an import alert for generic drugs produced by the company.

(Bosch Rexroth Corp.: Buchanan, Michigan) -- Developed with lean manufacturing expert Jamie Flinchbaugh, as episode six of Bosch Rexroth's lean manufacturing podcast series, “Daily Problem Solving in a Lean Organization” explores principles and work practices that businesses, which have alread