The Joint Commission Appoints New Laboratory Executive Director
The Joint Commission (JC) announces the appointment of a new executive director of its Laboratory Accreditation Program, Jennifer F. Rhamy, MBA, MA, MT (ASCP), SBB, HP.
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The Advantages of DQM
Data Quality Management (DQM) is the newest name for a process that has been around for a very long time. DQM is a technique for authenticating, maintaining, and disseminating accurate, comprehensive data vital in medical equipment inventories and for quality control administration. I label DQM as a simple mathematical equation: Garbage in equals garbage out. […]
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Patient Safety
24×7 looks back at the impact of the Institute of Medicine’s report “To Err Is Human” and the advances in patient safety over the past decade. James P. Bagian, MD, PE Bruce Hyndman, MSBE, PE” When the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) ground-breaking report “To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System” was released in […]
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2009 Joint Commission Leadership Standards
There is a separate chapter in The Joint Commission’s 2009 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals about leadership (LD). The LD standards affect all the individuals who are responsible for the overall governance of the hospital. According to the glossary of the 2009 Hospital Accreditation Standards, the leader is “an individual who sets expectations, develops plans, […]
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Shedding a Light on Lasers
Since the first ruby laser was put into operation in 1960, laser applications have found their way into all aspects of today’s technology-filled world. Lasers are used from manufacturing and scientific research to military applications, consumer electronics such as CD and DVD players, and the medical industry. Laser, an acronym for light amplification by stimulated […]
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