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 MorePaul Kelley, director of biomedical engineering for Washington Hospital in Fremont, Calif, has been appointed to The Joint Commission’s Patient Safety Advisory Group, which recommends National Patient Safety Goals for adoption by The Joint Commission and reviews patient safety recommendations for publication as Sentinel Event Alerts.
Read MoreThis 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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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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Representatives from three federal health care service providers discuss the unique challenges they face in managing existing and new medical technologies
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