Category: Government Regulations

Government Regulations

ECRI Joins Global Leaders in Supporting World Patient Safety Day 2021

ECRI and its affiliate, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, are joining leaders around the globe in celebrating World Patient Safety Day on Friday, September 17.

Government Regulations

Survey: Patients Want Better Access to, Ownership of Health Data

Axway is releasing results from a consumer survey showing that, while many Americans are taking advantage of growing interoperability in healthcare, they still want more control of their health data.

Government Regulations

Joint Commission’s Mills to AAMI: Use Common Sense for Alternative Equipment Maintenance

AAMI staffers scrambled at the last minute to provide enough room for attendees at George Mills' annual address to AAMI conference attendees. On his docket this year: infection prevention, endoscope reprocessing, and, of course, the ins and outs of the alternative equipment maintenance program.

Accreditation

TriMedx to Purchase Aramark’s Healthcare Technologies Business

Indianapolis-based TriMedx has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aramark’s Healthcare Technologies (HCT) business, which is a provider of healthcare technology services, ranging from repair and maintenance to outsourcing of clinical engineering services, to more than 500 healthcare providers nationwide.

ECRI Institute

ECRI, Health IT Safety Experts Tackle Alert Fatigue

A new white paper on alert fatigue outlines key recommendations provider organizations can take to improve safety now and in the future.

Joint Commission

New Award Recognizes Improvements in Healthcare Disparities

The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanente have come together to establish The Bernard J. Tyson Award for Excellence in Pursuing Health Care Equity.

NFPA

CABMET Fall Meeting

Oct 17, 2013 CABMET Fall Meeting University Hospital, Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion, 12605 E. 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045