In Pursuit of Excellence
Six Sigma was Bill Smith’s vision for excellence in everything.
Quality Fade
Numerous news stories this past month have focused on concerns about the quality and safety of certain Chinese exports.
ANSI, ABNT Propose ISO Biofuels Subcommittee
(ANSI: New York) -- The increasing number of liquid biofuels standards initiatives and the growing market demand for alternative energy sources are fueli
Measures Assessing Resource-Use Highlight HEDIS 2008
(NCQA: Washington) -- Five new measures of health care effectiveness were recently added to HEDIS, the most definitive set of health care quality measures
2007 Information and Data Quality Conference
(IAIDQ: Lutz, Florida) -- The International Association for Information and Data Quality recently announced its 2007 Information & Data Quality Conferen
ISO/IEC Publishes Survey of Icons and Symbols
(ISO: Geneva) -- Using computers and the Internet can be a challenge for anyone, let alone the elderly or people with disabilities.
Quality Hypocrisy
“I’m starting with the man in the mirror,
I’m asking him to change his ways.”
by Michael Jackson
Call For Steering Committee Nominations:
National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Emergency Care
The National Quality Forum is seeking nominations for members of a steering committee for the initial phase of a project to endorse voluntar
Tool for Clearer Ultrasound Images
(University of Virginia: Charlottesville, Virginia) -- University of Virginia Engineering School Associate Professor William F.
NCQA, Pfizer Promote Wellness
(NCQA: Washington) -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance, in collaboration with Pfizer Inc., recently released a new publication profiling