A new Quick Safety advisory from The Joint Commission addresses how hospitals can safely implement patient use of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems for their hospitalized diabetic patients.
Apple recently released a warning about the iPhone 12 and its possible effects on pacemakers and defibrillators. But how likely is it to cause an adverse event?
Israeli healthcare providers and medical centers are being sued for allegedly selling medical devices that still contained patients’ information.
Medical device disinfection is a real-world public health risk. That’s why manufacturers need to step up, two HTM professionals argue.
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Due to the high infection rate associated with reusable duodenoscopes, the U.S. FDA has been putting pressure on duodenoscope manufacturers to change their designs, and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been working to speed up Medicare beneficiaries’ access to single-use devices.
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Salt Lake City-based healthcare management company oneSOURCE announces a partnership with Pfiedler Education, a subsidiary of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, to offer free access to a webinar course from sterile processing expert Rose Seavey.
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Englewood, Colo.-based UV-Concepts, Inc. announces the launch of the UV-C Enclosure, an automated no-touch UV-C enclosure designed to improve upon the existing standard of manual cleaning and disinfection of large portable medical equipment.
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Researchers from the University of Houston have designed a “catch and kill” air filter that can trap the virus responsible for COVID-19, killing it instantly.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has already warned Americans of a likely COVID-19 outbreak, but fighting the outbreak may require more than just disinfectants and specialized masks. Enter robots?
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Are your innovative efforts in quality and safety improving patients’ lives? If so, applications for the 2019 Eisenberg Awards are being accepted from August 19-October 1 and are available on The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum websites.
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A medical device could cause patient harm for numerous reasons. Say, for instance, a defibrillator fails to deliver enough of a life-saving bolt of electricity—or simply no electricity at all. Here, 24×7 Magazine explores the important role HTM professionals have when the unthinkable happens and a device malfunctions.
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Here, oneSOURCE’s Heather Thomas shares how strategies such as risk assessment, manufacturer instruction for use databases, and professional development all play a role in reducing adverse patient events.
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The Center for Devices and Radiological Health joins leaders in the healthcare technology industry committed to openly sharing non-proprietary data output.
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The updated implementation guideline developed by GS1 Healthcare US includes instructions for meeting some requirements of the FDA UDI Rule.
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ECRI Institute names diagnostic errors and improper management of test results in electronic health records among the most serious patient safety challenges facing healthcare leaders in 2019. Released in conjunction with National Patient Safety Awareness week, ECRI’s Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2019 raises the profile of safety issues that pose risks to patients and healthcare providers.
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