The Joint Commission’s home care accreditation program accredits more than 4,000 organizations, including hospitals. The home care organizations provide home health services, personal care and support services, home infusion (intravenous or IV therapy) and other pharmacy services, durable medical equipment services, and hospice services. The majority of the medical equipment management requirements for home care […]
Read MoreThe American Hospital Association recently appointed health care executives Nancy Howell Agee and R. Timothy Rice to The Joint Commissions 29-member governing body, the Board of Commissioners, for three-year terms beginning January 2010.
Read MoreAmpronix, Irvine, Calif, has long been witness to, and often the frequent innovator of, the accelerating evolution in the medical imaging industry. CEO Nelson Fathollahi founded the company 27 years ago to provide service on CRT monitors for hospitals and OEMs. Later, the company transitioned to servicing a genuine laundry list of imaging wares, including […]
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Everyone who works in the world of medical equipment maintenance should know that safety is one of the primary missions of their job. The biggest area of concern is electrical safety, but safety also encompasses the realms of fire and biological safety, to name a few. Several organizations have set safety standards that must be […]
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Ongoing education and training should occur when job responsibilities change and to remain current with the changes in the profession, technology, and equipment. The Joint Commission Human Resources (HR) standards deal with the qualifications, orientation, training, education, competence, and performance evaluation of the hospital staff (including contracted employees) who provide care, treatment, and services. For […]
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