BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Procedure
- a set of step-by-step instructions designed to ensure that a task is efficiently and consistently performed. Procedures regulate the conduct of an organization's activities and ensure that decision making is undertaken fairly and with due consideration, as, for example, in the case of disciplinary and complaints procedures. In the context of formal quality management systems, procedures are used to control and monitor work processes and to ensure that standards are met.
Wiktionary Definition for: Procedure
- A particular method for performing a task.
- A series of small tasks taken to accomplish an end.
- (''uncountable'') The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
- Ex:''Ensure that you follow procedure when accessing customers' personal information.''
- (''computing'') A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task.
Additional Resources
- Civil procedure.(Books and Reports)
- "Civil Procedure: Cases, Text, Notes and Problems" is a casebook designed for use in law school courses on civil procedure. Published by Carolina Academic Press (Durham, NC), it begins with an overview of civil procedure, followed by topica "Civil Procedure: Cases, Text, Notes and Problems" is...
- Research articles 2007-03-01
- Civil procedure.(BOOKS AND REPORTS)
- Carolina Academic Press (Durham, NC) has published "Civil Procedure: Cases, Text, Notes and Problems," an 800-page case bound volume that is designed for use in law school courses on civil procedure. The company said the title's problems pr Carolina Academic Press (Durham, NC) has published "Civil...
- Research articles 2007-04-01
- Dispute over landing procedure could cause delays.(News)
- Passengers may see more delays at O'Hare International Airport this year if aviation industry officials can't work out an agreement over a controversial landing procedure. Unless their concerns are addressed, pilots worry the landing procedure could compromise safety. The procedure, known...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- Using The Cash Method Of Accounting Under Revenue Procedure 2002-28
- From the executive summary: ‘Revenue Procedure 2002-28 allows certain qualifying small business taxpayers with gross receipts of up to $10 million dollars to use the cash method of accounting and to treat inventory items as non-incidental materials and supplies. In addition, the revenue procedure sets forth procedures by which eligible...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- FDA Approves New Non-Incision Permanent Birth Control Procedure for Women; Essure Procedure Less Invasive Than Tubal Ligation
- NEW YORK, Nov. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Women in the United States seeking permanent birth control have a new option. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA today announced approval of the Essure tm permanent birth control procedure. Performed under NEW YORK, Nov. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Women...
- Research articles 2002-11-04
- Self-correction procedure for plans announced.(403-b and other qualified pension plans, new Internal Revenue Service procedure)(Column)
- Employers can correct mistakes in their 403b qualified pension plans without having to inform the Internal Revenue Service under an new IRS procedure. Form defects, operational defects, and demographic defects can now be corrected without IRS sanctions.Employers can correct mistakes in their 403b qualified pension plans without having to inform...
- Research articles 1997-03-10
- Local surgeons on cutting edge of new eye procedure
- The surgeons at Britton Vision Associates are on the cutting edge of a new procedure not yet approved for use in the United States. Drs. Brad Britton and Brad Taylor have had "extensive training" in Scleral Expansion Band Procedure, a technique for countering presbyopia -- a medical term...
- Research articles 2000-07-19
- Stanford Hospital and Clinics Selects ProVation® MD Software for Gastroenterology Procedure Documentation and Coding Compliance
- MINNEAPOLIS -- ProVationR Medical announced today that Stanford Hospital and Clinics selected ProVationR MD software for Gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding compliance. ProVationR MD software for multi-specialty procedure documentation and coding compliance replaces the current dictation/transcription approach and streamlines the coding and billing process. Driven by deep medical content,...
- Research articles 2006-04-03
- Administrative Law and Procedure
- ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE Administrative law is the body of law that allows for the creation of public regulatory agencies and contains all of the statutes, judicial decisions, and regulations that govern them. It is created by administrative agencies to implement their powers and duties in the form of...
- Research articles 2005-10-25
- Suit in Baltimore City Circuit Court claims doctor's procedure left
- A woman who claims she was sterilized during a procedure to stop vaginal bleeding has filed suit against her physician and Sinai Hospital. Chanel Thomas alleges that Dr. Surendrath Ekanayake failed to discuss the implications of a procedure to remove her uterine lining, which was performed in...
- Research articles 2006-11-13
- Spurs center Oberto stable after heart procedure
- SAN ANTONIO, United States AFP — San Antonio Spurs center Fabricio Oberto of Argentina had a successful procedure to return his heart to a normal rhythm, the National Basketball Association team said Wednesday. Oberto was in stable condition and was able to return home after the procedure. The Spurs...
- Research articles 2007-04-19
- Common swallowing disorder corrected with surgical procedure at Yale.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-18 January 2001-YALE UNIVERSITY: Common swallowing disorder corrected with surgical procedure at Yale C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17012001 New Haven, Conn. -- A minimally invasive endoscopic surgical procedure is being used at Yale to correct an often troublesome...
- Research articles 2001-01-18
- Criminal procedure, justice, ethics, and zeal. (response to article by William J. Stuntz, Yale Law Review, v. 107, p. 1, 1997)
- William Stuntz's discussion of the relationship between criminal procedure and justice in 'The Uneasy Relationship Between Criminal Procedure and Criminal Justice' informs readers of the insignificant or even negative effect of criminal procedure on criminal justice. Stuntz's treatment of the role of lawyers is touched upon and provides a basis...
- Research articles 1998-06-01
- Criminal procedure.
- In July, the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association (Chicago, IL) will publish "Street Legal: A Guide to Pre-Trial Criminal Procedure for Police, Prosecutors and Defenders," a new book that examines pre-trial procedures in relation to the Fourth Amendment and unreasonable search and seizures....
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- Cities seek Treasury's aid regarding harsh IRS rule.(Internal Revenue Service retroactive revenue procedure)
- The National League of Cities has asked the IRS to revoke a procedure setting a one-year deadline for cities to handle overcharges by underwriters in refinancing municipal bonds. The procedure could apply to up to 5,000 bond refundings between 1991 and 1994.NLC urged the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service IRS...
- Research articles 1996-09-02
- Only one change to civil rules goes forward.(Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence reforms)
- While a number of substantive changes to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure were sent to Congress by the U.S. Supreme Court on April 24, only minor changes were approved by the Court to the Federal Rules of Civil ...
- Research articles 1998-07-01
- TIA publishes new Fiber Optic Test Procedure TIA/EIA-455-203 - Standards - Brief Article
- The Telecommunications Industry Association TIA has published a new standard, Fiber Optic Test Procedure FOTP-203, "Launched Power Distribution Measurement Procedure for GradedIndex Multimode Fiber Transmitters," TIA/EIA-455-203. This FOTP sets forth a standard procedure for the collection of two-dimensional fiber optic nearfield grayscale data and subsequent reduction to one-dimensional data...
- Research articles 2001-10-31
- Premier adds custom procedure trays to portfolio of agreements with Medline.(Group Purchasing)(Brief Article)
- Premier, Oak Brook, Ill., selected Medline Industries, Mundelein, Ill., to provide custom procedure trays. The deal will take effect Feb. 1, 2004, and run for three years. It covers procedure trays with all medical-surgical supplies needed for a single surgical procedure. ...
- Research articles 2003-11-01
- Amerinet selects large, small companies as providers of custom procedure trays.(Group Purchasing)(Brief Article)
- Amerinet, St. Louis, is lining up a variety of sources to assemble and deliver custom procedure trays to its members. Most recently, Amerinet selected Medline Industries, Mundelein, Ill., for its line of custom procedure trays. The deal took effect Jan. 1 and...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- Novation selects Medline to provide line of custom procedure trays and delivery. (Group Purchasing).(Medline Industries)(Brief Article)
- Novation, Irving, Texas, selected Medline Industries, Mundelein, Ill., to provide custom procedure trays and related supplies. The agreement took effect Feb. 1 and runs for three years as part of a multi-source deal. Estimated annual spending by Novation members on covered products is $100...
- Research articles 2003-03-01
