Establishing a Patient Safety Culture, Part Three
Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series on quality in healthcare.
Insights from Mars’ and Dole’s Product Recalls
Adverse food safety events can have disastrous effects on branding and profitability.
Establishing a Patient Safety Culture, Part Two
Editor's note: Part one of this three-part series on patient safety, "Establishing a Patient Safety Culture," offered an overview of the Juran Model for Pati
Establishing a Patient Safety Culture, Part One
Ensuring patient safety is one of the most vital and challenging roles in health care.
Medical Device CEO Laments ‘Anti-Industry’ FDA Culture
While calling it one of the more “egregious” examples he’s seen or heard about, Fisher Wallace Labs (FWL) CEO Chip Fisher said the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) attempt to “force its own agenda” over d
Going Long in Medical Device Manufacturing
Banner Medical is committed to an ambitious approach to quality assurance, one developed specifically for the evolving, critical needs of the medical device industry.
Lawmakers’ Silly Season No Laughing Matter for Device Industry
Predicting things on Capitol Hill is never easy, especially as the election campaign “silly season” enters the picture, but it’s beginning to look like medical device companies should ex
Breaking Into Major Markets for Medical Device Manufacturers
The global demand for medical devices has been steady in traditional markets despite the economic downturn and even increasing in some emerging markets.
New Medical Device Standard Puts Health Care at Risk
One of the greatest challenges that I have in discussing standards is trying to put things in a context so that all people affected by them can understand how they matter. So I want to start with a simple picture and a remarkable snapshot in time.