The Conference Board Names Gail Fosler President
Mon, 10/29/2007 - 22:00
(The Conference Board: New York, New York) -- The Conference Board recently announced that Gail D. Fosler has been named president of the 91-year-old global research and business membership organization.Fosler has served The Conference Board in a… Intertek Will Certify Fire Door Inspectors
Mon, 10/29/2007 - 22:00
(Intertek: London) -- Intertek, a testing, inspection, and certification company, has launched the Certified Fire Door Inspector Program, through which potential inspectors will be trained to perform inspections of fire-rated door assemblies to the… ASQ Six Sigma Conference
Mon, 10/29/2007 - 22:00
(ASQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- Cutting costs, improving quality and boosting profits are phrases every company hears at some point. Six Sigma has long been used in the manufacturing market to meet these goals. However, the use of Six Sigma practices… Improving Care by Using Lean Techniques
Tue, 10/23/2007 - 22:00
(Juran: Southbury, Connecticut) -- A growing trend among hospitals is the use of lean techniques to improve patient safety measures, in turn improving the overall quality of care. Juran Healthcare’s patient safety model incorporates the Juran… Acupunture Reduces Need for Painkillers During and After Surgery
Tue, 10/23/2007 - 22:00
(Duke University Medical Center: Durham, North Carolina) -- Using acupuncture before and during surgery significantly reduces the level of pain and the amount of potent painkillers needed by patients after the surgery is over, according to Duke… Pfizer and Sermo to Improve Patient Care through Online Collaboration
Tue, 10/23/2007 - 22:00
(Pfizer: New York, and Sermo: Cambridge, Massachusetts) -- Pfizer Inc. and Sermo, the nation’s largest online physician community, recently announced a strategic collaboration designed to redefine the way physicians in the United States and the… Coca-Cola: Reuse It or Lose It
Mon, 10/22/2007 - 22:00
(Coca-Cola: Atlanta) -- The Coca-Cola Co. recently announced it is investing more than $60 million to support recycling in the U.S. and build the world’s largest plastic bottle-to-bottle recycling plant. These investments are part of its goal to… UK Sustainable Business Awards
Mon, 10/22/2007 - 22:00
(SAI Global: Kenilworth, United Kingdom) -- SAI Global, an independent auditing and standards body, has launched a campaign in the United Kingdom designed to monitor and report on the sustainability of British business. The company launched the UK… NCQA Assesses Health Information Products
Mon, 10/22/2007 - 22:00
(NCQA: Washington) -- Organizations providing specialized health care information services can now earn certification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for a range of services they provide. The new Health Information Products… Protecting Your Web Server from Attacks
Mon, 10/22/2007 - 22:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released “Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers,” which covers some of the latest threats to Web security, while reflecting general changes in Web…
