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		<title> Commerce Secretary Bryson Presents Baldrige Award to 11 Organizations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:51:13 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> On April 15, 2012, U.S. Commerce Department Secretary John Bryson presented 11 U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nations highest honor for organizational innovation and performance excellence.The ...</description>
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		<title> New Business Plan, New Funding Help Baldrige Program Move Forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:08:26 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP), managed for 25 years by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with the private sector, has announced that it is transitioning to a new business ...</description>
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		<title> Farewell, Mr. Sandy McDonnell</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:12:55 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is saying farewell to Mr. Sandy McDonnell, a friend and leader who was critical to the programs start-up. Mr. McDonnell, 89, died on March 19 in the St. Louis area. ampnbspIn a career spent at ...</description>
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		<title> Baldrige Award Ceremony is Bonus for Attendees at Quest for Excellence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:51:53 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Register today for the 24th annual Quest for Excellencereg conference and youamp'll get something extra: an invitation to attend the ceremony and reception honoring the 2010 and 2011 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality ...</description>
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		<title> Updated Guidelines to Help Ensure Electrical Devices are Smart Grid Ready</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:28:59 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Taking a step closer to ensuring that new electrical devices will be ready to plug into the nations next-generation power grid, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)s Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) recently ...</description>
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		<title> Economic Study Shows Value of Baldrige-Based Performance Excellence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:41:53 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The news in 2001 was impressive, but itamp's even more emphatically evident a decade later: the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) significantly benefits the U.S. economy. Thatamp's the finding from a new economic study* to ...</description>
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		<title> Partners Offer Performance Excellence Help for Small Businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:25:24 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> A new collaboration between the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP), the Alliance for Performance Excellence and The Alternative Board (TAB) will provide resources and training for small businesses to improve their performance ...</description>
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		<title> Four Organizations Win 2011 Baldrige National Quality Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:53:45 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today named four organizationsamp-three health care operations and one nonprofit businessamp-as recipients of the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nationamp's highest Presidential ...</description>
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		<title> Four U.S. Organizations Honored with the 2011 Baldrige National Quality Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:36:02 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Additional Contact: Michael E. Newman301-975-3025First Year with Three Health Care RecipientsWASHINGTON, D.C.amp-U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today named four organizationsamp-three health care operations and one nonprofit ...</description>
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		<title> Henry Ford Health System</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:16:26 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Concordia Publishing House</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:57:48 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Southcentral Foundation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:37:39 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Schneck Medical Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> New Study Finds that Baldrige Award Recipient Hospitals Significantly Outperform Their Peers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:06:23 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> A new report has found that health care organizations that have won Baldrige National Quality Awards for performance excellence or been considered for a Baldrige Award site visit outperform other hospitals in nearly every metric used to ...</description>
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		<title> Eleven for 11: Number of Organizations Announced for 2011 Baldrige Award Site Visits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:58:44 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The Panel of Judges for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nations highest recognition for organizational performance excellence, has selected 11 organizations for the final review stage for the 2011 award. Starting next ...</description>
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		<title> Baldrige Program Takes Performance Excellence on the Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:28:01 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Interested in improving your organizations excellence? Then sign up for one of the two 2011 Baldrige Regional Conferences. This year, theyre being held in Missouri and Alabama.Senior leaders from the seven organizations selected for the ...</description>
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		<title> Sixty-Nine Organizations Vie for the 2011 Baldrige Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:42:06 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Sixty-nine organizations have tossed their hatsamp-and their strategies for successamp-into the ring for the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nations highest recognition for organizational performance excellence through ...</description>
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		<title> New Baldrige DVD Gives You Performance Excellence on the Go!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:28:56 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> If you missed the 23rd Annual Quest for Excellence conference in April, 2011, or just want to continue learning about the best practices, proven strategies and real-world insights presented there, the amp"Quest on the Go!amp" DVD is for ...</description>
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		<title> Whats Behind a School Divisions Baldrige Success?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:39:23 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Read the recent American Association of School Administratoramp's (AASA) feature on amp"Whats Behind a School Divisions Baldrige Success?amp" ampnbspThe QampampA with Dr. Jerry Weast, Superintendent for Montgomery County Public ...</description>
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		<title> Baldrige Program Director Named Honorary Fellow of ACHE</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Harry Hertz, director of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been named an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), an ...</description>
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		<title> Examiner Resource Center</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/examiners/resource_center/index.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:10:32 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Learn from the Best:nbsp2010 Baldrige Recipients Showcased at Quest Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/baldrige_011310.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:40:57 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Cherry blossoms wont be the only things flowering in Washington, D.C., during the first week in April. Quality, innovation and performance excellence will be in full bloom at the 23rd annual Quest for Excellencereg Conference. ...</description>
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		<title> Vice President Biden and Commerce Secretary Locke Present Baldrige Award to Five Organizations</title>
		<link>http://www.nist.gov/baldrige/2009baldrigewinnerpix.cfm</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:53:19 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> On December 16, 2010, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gary Locke presented five U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nationaposs highest honor for organizational ...</description>
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		<title> Watch the Baldrige Award Ceremony Live</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:41:32 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> A live broadcast of the presentation of the Baldrige Award Ceremony will be available on Thursday, December 16 at 3:00 pm at http:www.ebmcdn.netnistflashnist-playerbaldrigeindex.html.Vice President Biden and the Secretary of Commerce ...</description>
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		<title> NVLAP Recognized by ENERGY STAR</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:54:16 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> ENERGY STAR, a program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) to promote energy efficiency, has recognized the National Institute of Standards and Technologyamp's (NISTamp's) National Voluntary ...</description>
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		<title> First Set of Baldrige Criteria for 2011-2012 Now Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:07:49 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has announced that the 2011-2012 Criteria for Performance Excellence for businesses and nonprofit organizations are now available for download. The Criteria serve both as the standard for ...</description>
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		<title> Baldrige Needs the Best of the Best as Examiners</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:21:17 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Provide a valuable service to your country. If youre an expert from a business, education, healthcare or nonprofit organization, and possess knowledge and experience in leadership, strategic planning, customer service, human resources, ...</description>
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		<title> 2010 Baldrige Award Winners Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke yesterday named seven organizations as recipients of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nationamp's highest Presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, ...</description>
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		<title> Seven U.S. Organizations Honored with the 2010 Baldrige National Quality Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:46:15 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Three Small Businesses Chosen for the First Time in a Single YearWASHINGTON, D.C.amp-U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today named seven organizations as recipients of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nations ...</description>
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		<title> Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Freese and Nichols Inc.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> KampN Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> MEDRAD</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Montgomery County Public Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Nestle Purina PetCare Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Studer Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Baldrige Program Name Change Emphasizes Performance Excellence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:55:11 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> After 23 years as the 'Baldrige National Quality Program,' the nations public-private partnership dedicated to performance excellence has decided to highlight that mission with a new nameamp-the Baldrige Performance Excellence ...</description>
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		<title> 16 Organizations Chosen to Receive Site Visits for 2010 Baldrige Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:23:02 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The Panel of Judges for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nationamp's highest recognition for organizational performance excellence, has selected 16 organizations for the final review stage for the 2010 award. Starting ...</description>
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		<title> NIST Publishes Approved Testing Procedures for Electronic Health Records</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:28:32 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> In efforts to help the nations health care industry make the transition to the digital age in an effective and meaningful fashion, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a set of approved procedures for ...</description>
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		<title> Baldrige Fellows Programs Selects 14 Executives for First Class</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:43:48 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> The Baldrige Fellows, an executive development program centered on forming relationships with and learning from Baldrige National Quality Award recipient organizations and their senior executives, recently announced the 14 members of its ...</description>
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		<title> Baldrige Recipients to Share aposKeys to Excellenceapos at Regional Conferences</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:24:10 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Senior leaders from the five organizations selected for the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, as well as representatives from previous Award recipients, will share their best practices and results at regional conferences on ...</description>
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		<title> Eighty-Three Organizations Seek the 2010 Baldrige Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<description> Eighty-three organizations are in the running for the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nationamp's highest recognition for organizational performance excellence through innovation and improvement. Applicants include ...</description>
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