Womankind Worldwide has helped more than 18 million women and their families across the globe over the last 26 years with issues of discrimination, poverty, and violence. The organization sees the newly passed U.N. Sustainable Development Goals as a path toward the future and as a way to engage all levels of government and civil society in the safety and empowerment of women and their families. Continue reading
Cybersecurity (or lack thereof) is nearly a daily news story. Many stories revolve around lack of ‘compliance’ with expected practices and regulations. Others detail how the cyber attackers apparently waltzed in and ran roughshod over a company’s or organization’s computer systems. Continue reading
Hospitals that conform or certify to ISO 9001 (specifically those in the DNV-GL Healthcare accreditation scheme) are aware of the recent revision to ISO 9001. This 2015 version introduces a new term, “risk-based thinking”, that is raising eyebrows and causing ire in some circles. The main source of this ire is the fact that risk-based thinking is not defined in ISO 9001:2015 or in the associated standard ISO 9000:2015, “Fundamentals and Vocabulary”. Continue reading
