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Previous Quality News Today Headlines Nov 20, 2009 Lean: Finding Good When You're in the Red USDA Chief Promises Better Food Alerts to Schools Nebraska Company Recovers Bad Beef Connecticut AG Calls for Better Hospital Reporting Certification Puts Pre-K Program on Right Path Veterans Pay for Medical Center’s Mistakes FDA Worried About Quality Control at Medtronic VA Honors Top Healthcare Facilities Back to Top>>> Nov 19, 2009 Food-Safety Bill Seeks Tighter Inspection Rules Goodyear Rolls Suppliers into Product Development Grills, Pacifiers Lead Latest Recalls Hygiene Lacking in Kangaroo Meat Industry Two Steps Forward, Too Many Back in Infection Battle Meat, Poultry Recalled for Skipping Inspection Toyota Leaves Canada in the Dark About Acceleration Aussie Hospital Fouls Up Sterilizations Back to Top>>> Nov 18, 2009 Feds Fail to Keep Tainted Food Out of Schools Wal-Mart, Target Among Lead-Law Violators Aviation Security Rules Still Up in the Air Faulty Monitoring System Led to Explosion Supplements, Seafood, Snacks Land on Recall List Costs of Food-Safety Bill Worry Small Farmers South Africa Sees Boost in Auto Quality Widow Blames Death on Health System U.K. Retailer Recalls Faulty Christmas Lights Hospital Lauded for Exemplary Surgical Outcomes Back to Top>>> Nov 17, 2009 Toyota to Fix Gas Pedals People Feeling Nutty Again After Outbreak Quality Control Helps Baker Trace Razor Issue Seatbelt Issue Costs Ford $6.5 Million Quality New Mexico Picks Five for Recognition A Measured Mission to Make School Work Educator Tells Louisiana to Link Salary to Progress Mexico to Improve Teaching Quality via Reform Xerox Debunks Lean Six Sigma Myths FDA Orders Shutdown of Unsanitary Seafood Plant Back to Top>>> Nov 16, 2009 Seattle School System Gets Its Grades Medical Errors Hidden After State Law Changed Toyota Acceleration Issue Still Not Resolved Study: Chemical 'Feminizes' Brains of Baby Boys Chinese Abandon Lead-Poisoned Villages A Hardline Approach to Software Code Errors Toyota Faces Lawsuit over Acceleration Problem Particles Infiltrate Genzyme Drug Offerings Report: Healthcare System Penalizes Quality Care Move to U.S. Plant Tarnished Maxima's Rep Back to Top>>> Nov 13, 2009 When It Comes to Data, Be Graphic Bill Aims to Increase Oversight of VA Clinics An A+ Approach to Making School Work Lessons Learned From a Journey to E-Records Embracing the Five Lean Principles 'Sequence of Failures' Led to Plane Crash Supplements Lead Latest Recalls Measured Approach to Infection Control Back to Top>>> Nov 12, 2009 Report: Pfizer Doctored Results of Drug Studies Details Emerge About Latest BPA Finding Something Fishy at Seafood Counter Army Depot Improves by Enlisting Green Belts One Doc Tries Accepting Apologies Hospitals Discover Sorry is Enough Innovation Lagging in U.S. Education System Battling Infection via Hand-Washing Gehl Takes Heat About Faulty Cheese, Chili Dispensers Irish Store Under Fire for Lead in Toys World's Cheapest Car Is on Fire … Literally Cutting Healthcare Waste Is Key to Reform Back to Top>>> Nov 11, 2009 Getting Drywall on the Agenda Exposure to BPA Tied to Sexual Ills BPA Concerns Are on the Rise Feds Consider Investigating Jeep Fuel Tanks Transparency Gets Results for Healthcare System Acne Drug Pulled Due to Risk of Bowel Disease Initiatives Aim to Cut Hospital Errors in China Education Standards Move Closer to Fruition Recall of Pet Carousel Products Expanded An Ethical Approach to Better Healthcare China to Monitor Drugmakers Online Back to Top>>> Nov 10, 2009 Medical Errors Help Hospitals Correct Course Mold, Slime Found at Maple Leaf After Scandal Bringing Quality Improvement to Outpatient Services Faster Not Better for EMS Effectiveness FDA Issues Updated Food Code Company Hopes to Make Splash with Certification Canada Recalls Nutkao-Brand Spreads Inspectors Oversee Fun to Ensure Safety U.K. Hospital Rewarded for RFID Dangerous Lapses Prompt Runway Reviews Back to Top>>> Nov 9, 2009 Stores Pay the Price for Bad Info at Register Colleges Measure to Identify Strengths, Weaknesses Most Toyota Acceleration Complaints Ignored Lead in Vinegars May Be Harmful to Kids Efficiency Keeps Boat Maker from Sinking South Korea Orders Recall of GM Daewoo Cars Cholesterol Drug Linked to Depression, Memory Loss Nokia Recalls 14 Million Chargers Six Sigma Training Evolves Defibrillator Investigation Settled for $296M Back to Top>>> Nov 6, 2009 Charitable Group Can Do No Right Chrysler Works Hard to Improve Reliability Peanut Victims Upset About Lack of Prosecutions School Buses with Failing Grades Still on Road Glitch Stalls Vote Tabulation in Utah Labeling Error Leads to Soup Recall T-Mobile Pins Outages on Software Glitch PetSmart Recalls Dentley's Beef Hooves Enhancement Product Pulled Due to Big Health Risk Alabama Announces Quality Award Winners Beef Recall is Company's Third Since 2007 Playsets, Microwaves Land on Recall List VA Hospital Scrutinized for Shoddy Care Back to Top>>> Nov 5, 2009 FDA Ready to Fight Medication Errors White House Sets Rules for Race to the Top Barcodes Could Be Answer to Medication Errors Maryland Lends Hand to Reduce Infections IBM Can't Handle Data, Loses Contract Feds: Toyota Floor-Mat Issue Not Resolved Plant at Center of Beef Recall Still Running Popular Diabetes Drug Tied to Kidney Problems Back to Top>>> Nov 4, 2009 Study Cites Prevalence of BPA Product Gap Puts Chrysler on Tough Road Canada Helpless to Halt Lead-Laced Products New Program Promises Faster Recalls Food Labels Provide More Confusion Than Clarity Culture Change is Key to Reducing Medical Errors Slaughterhouse Shut Down for Inhumane Practices Bodybuilding.com Recalls 65 Products Allergy Issues Ground Pelican Bay Hot Chocolate Back to Top>>> Nov 3, 2009 Hospital Rebuked, Fined After Series of Blunders Toyota Not at Fault for Floor-Mat Issue Getting Dolled Up Helps Hospital Prep for the Worst Mazda Joins Ford in Cruise-Control Recall New Study Delivers Another Blow to BPA How to Ensure Quality in Your Data Center Lawsuit for Botched Cancer Tests Settled for $17.5M Tainted Beef May Be Linked to Two Deaths Straying from Guidelines Costs Children's Hospitals Back to Top>>> Nov 2, 2009 Schools Take Eight Steps to Boost Scores States Vary in Response to Foodborne Illnesses Drywall Report Offers a Theory for Symptoms Company Recalls Beef Due to E. Coli Toxic Tableware Serves Up Lead Feds Announce Latest Recalls Company Finds Answers in Efficiency Continuous Improvement Is for Everyone South Korea Orders Audi, Volkswagen Recall Recalls Issued for Dairy Products, Potato Wedges Back to Top>>> Oct 30, 2009 Can Medical Homes Bring Order to Healthcare? U.S. Examining Chinese Drywall for Hazards California Lacks Nursing-Home Oversight Labeling Error Leads to Armour-Brand Chili Recall Massive Fraud in European Sugar Market IBM Makes Move to Help Analyze Patient Data Teachers Mine Data to Pinpoint Learning Trouble Free ASQ Webinar on Customer Service Measurement Back to Top>>> Oct 29, 2009 Ford Finds Road to Reliability Woman Gets Involved, Helps Spur Recall Georgia Hospitals Thrive on QUEST to Improve Report: Companies Knowingly Endanger Consumers Shock Hazard Leads Sony to Recall Adapters Lack of Communication Puts Pets in Danger New Standard for Cruising Down Highway Healthcare Giant Got Head Start with E-Records School System Lays Out Improvement Strategy Fewer Interruptions, Fewer Errors by Nurses Back to Top>>> Oct 28, 2009 Asians Top Auto Reliability, but Ford Gains Ground 250 Million Accusure Insulin Syringes Recalled Lax Oversight, Poor Safety Led to Fatal Bus Crash Allergy Fears Lead to Recall of Dove Ice Cream Recall Issued for Russian-Produced Dried Fish Program Helps Clear Up Disparities in Cardio Care In Maryland, Justice Is Blind and Can't Count Identity Crisis Causes Breyers Ice Cream Recall Back to Top>>> Oct 27, 2009 Safety Lapses Cost Southwest $3.5M E-Records Help Track Spread of Swine Flu Tech Firms Tout Cure for Updating Health Records Texas Hospital Recognized for Improvement U.S. Launches Initiative to Battle Infection Ireland's Health Watchdog Slams Nursing Home Back to Top>>> Oct 26, 2009 FDA Fails to Follow Up on Unproven Drugs NYC Program Helps Held-Back Students Get Ahead Belkin Car-Audio Devices Recalled Due to Fire Risk Education Chief: Trace Teacher Performance China Launches Dairy Safety Standard Chinese Candy Recalled Over Excessive Lead Off-Road Vehicles Bumped by Crash Hazard Cancer Fears Spark Lawsuit Against Fast-Food Firms Virginia Sets Targets for Education Quality Electronic Medical Records Not a Cure-All Back to Top>>> Oct 23, 2009 U.S. Safety Chief Seeks China's Help on Drywall Mistrust Grows in Workplace Report: U.S. Healthcare Quality Has Plateaued Batteries, Flatware Land on Recall List Pet-Food Firm Faces Another Recall Value-Based Purchasing Pays Off in Healthcare Congress Works on Fix for Medicare Disparity Texas Addresses Dropout Challenge Further Contraction to Come in Auto Sector California Hospital in Danger of Losing Funding Sockeye Lox Trim Recalled in Canada Kroger-Brand Hazelnut Spread Recalled Back to Top>>> Oct 22, 2009 Food Safety on the Menu for Congress Toyota Debates Fix for Acceleration Issue Lack of Transparency, Oversight Hurt Bailout Efforts Toyota to Recall 82,000 Cars in Japan Key Drug Facts Left Off FDA Labels Allergy Fear Leads to Recall of Moon Cakes Lawsuit: Faulty Equipment Caused Chopper Crash Senator Calls for Investigation of Vets Hospital Back to Top>>>
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