ECRI Institute has announced the launch of an online user review and rating tool for medical capital purchases that enables medical equipment users to share their opinions and assign ratings, helping hospitals and other healthcare providers make safe, cost-effective purchasing decisions. The Rate This Model tool is the latest addition to the SELECTplus suite of capital decision support services.
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If we can remember to stay lean in our professional and personal lives, even when stress overwhelms us—thereby improving the quality of our lives (along with those of our colleagues and patients)—we’ll all be in much better shape by the end of the year.
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Now that the January 1, 2016 deadline to implement the second phase of The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal concerning clinical alarm management has passed, hospital leaders reflect on the road ahead.
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Many HTM professionals come into contact with the National Fire Protection Association codes on a day to day basis whether they happen to realize it or not. NFPA 99 is the Healthcare Facilities Code; NFPA 101 is the Life Safety Code. Information from either code could show up on an exam, no matter which certification you might be seeking.
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There are several ways to meet the CMS protocol on power strips use in patient care areas, notes Pat Lynch. You can go out and buy hundreds of special relocatable power taps—or try a little creative thinking first.
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