Diverse Paths, Same Goal
As long as the road leads to measurable excellence, surveyors at DNV Healthcare let biomeds fashion their own programs and procedures on the road to accreditation
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Alarm Integration and Beyond
Derrick W. VanKampen With the increase in alarms emanating from biomedical devices in the clinical environment, and the surge in biomedical device networks and connecting systems, alarm integration rises from the nursing floor and demands our utmost attention. Nurses often complain of “alarm overload,” and, worse, nurse managers fear their staff will be infected with […]
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Shockingly Important Infrastructure
It can’t be seen and can’t be heard. It has no mass, but it can be stored. And without it, everything in the hospital will come to a screeching halt. Electricity is the food that mission-critical capital equipment feeds on, and the systems that deliver it are the vital link keeping the lifeblood flowing. As […]
Read MoreContinuous JC Survey Readiness IV
This article will review how to attain continuous compliance with two other Joint Commission medical equipment standards: EC.04.01.01 EP 10, the medical equipment program reporting to the environment of care (EC)/safety committee; and EC.04.01.01 EP 15, evaluation of the medical equipment management plan. EC.04.01.01 EP 10 This elements of performance (EP) requires the hospital to […]
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Closing the Clinical Alarm Gap
Tobey Clark, CCE It has been 5 years since The Joint Commission Clinical Alarm National Patient Safety Goal was removed as a hospital requirement. Are clinical alarms less of an adverse event issue now than they were in 2005, or are events increasing? Are the problems similar or of a different nature? Have new facility […]
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