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Quality Assurance Defined

An interactive management process designed to objectively ensure the appropriateness and effectiveness of patient care. It includes identifying deficiencies, implementing corrective action(s) to improve performance, and monitoring the corrective actions to ensure that quality of care has been enhanced. In the broadest sense, this ongoing process should involve the medical and professional staff, the administration, and the governing body of the health care facility.

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Pilot program hopes to improve primary care in Colorado

Published December 4, 2008, 1:57 pm, 9 News Denver

AURORA - The goal is to help everyone involved in primary care: patients, physicians, insurance companies and employers. Those behind the project say it is possible.

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Levin nominated to head state Economic Development Office

Published December 4, 2008, 12:30 pm, Dover Post

Gov.-elect Jack Markell selects former CEO of Happy Harry's to run Delaware's Economic Development Office.

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Cuomo reaches settlement with Rite Aid over sale of expired products

Published December 4, 2008, 12:22 pm, WKTV Utica

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced that his office has reached a $1.3 million settlement with the national retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid to end its sale of expired products – including over-the-counter drugs, baby formula, milk, and eggs – at stores across New York State.

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Food firm"™s commissary plant adjudged tops

Published December 4, 2008, 10:42 am, Manila Bulletin

Zenith Foods Corporation (ZFC), the commissary plant of Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), was adjudged National Winner of Meat Processing Plant "AAA" Category in this year’s search for best meat establishment of the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS).

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Vet's Corner: Cattle producers should follow Beef Quality Assurance practices

Published December 4, 2008, 10:41 am, Tri-State Neighbor

Ag Directory South Dakota ag business directory. Nuts & Bolts Quaterly manufacturer product directory.

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Merlin welcomed as 26th full member of HAP (Humanitarian Accountability Partnership) International

Published December 4, 2008, 8:52 am, AlertNet

Merlin - UK Merlin is pleased to announce full membership of HAP (Humanitarian Accountability Partnership) International. We will work with HAP to ensure that we build systems within our programmes that enable communities and ministries of health to hold us to accou...

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Industry unveils plan to restore confidence in securitization markets

Published December 4, 2008, 7:32 am, Investment Executive

A group of global trade associations is putting forward recommendations that are designed to improve securitization markets.

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UConn hospital on probation: State cites 18 violations; consultants called in

Published December 4, 2008, 7:29 am, Journal Inquirer

Surprise inspections at the University of Connecticut’s John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington revealed a series of violations that have led state regulators to put the hospital’s license on probation for the next two years, state health department records show.

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Opinion Pieces Examine Male Circumcision For HIV Prevention

Published December 4, 2008, 7:11 am, Medical News Today

The Los Angeles Times and the Journal of the American Medical Association recently published opinion pieces about male circumcision as a method of HIV prevention. Summaries appear below.

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Harmonization urged to improve food supply chain

Published December 4, 2008, 7:04 am, Food Production Daily

The two-day event, hosted by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, included discussions on third-party certification criteria from the public policy perspective, and delegates evaluated how globally recognized expert firms could benchmark audit schemes, accredit certification firms and certify auditors.

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  • University of Derby - FE Quality Assurance
  • ActiveStandard s - Website quality simplified: ActiveStandard s? is the Website Quality Monitoring solution that makes sure every page of every website you manage is following the rules you've set. This lets you catch and correct breaches like these: Poor accessibility compliance Poor search engine optimization practices Inconsistent treatment of headlines, subheads, charts, etc. The wrong fonts, colours and styles References to former employees or retired brands Out-of-date PDFs Old logos and images Over-sized images that slow page loading Broken links

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