Now more than ever, creative thinking and problem solving are integral to the healthcare technology management profession, says George Mills of The Joint Commission. Today’s clinical engineers must develop the relationship between IT and patient care and understand the interconnectedness of hospital systems. This article is part of 24×7’s 20th anniversary coverage.
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Jeffrey C. Lerner, ECRI Institute’s president and CEO, has been selected as one of “50 Experts Leading the Field of Patient Safety for 2016” in the United States by Becker’s Hospital Review. Additional recipients include Mark R. Chassin, MD, president and CEO of The Joint Commission, and Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, president and CEO of the National Patient Safety Foundation.
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Nihon Kohden has released the Aware alarm management software system to help hospitals reduce alarm fatigue and meet The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal for alarm management. The system builds on the company’s ReportKonnect functionality and comes with clinical consulting services to help facilities sustain improvement.
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A good medical equipment management plan is a thing of beauty. The bad ones are often confusing, disorganized, out of date, incomplete, and downright painful to read. To make life easier for your Joint Commission surveyor, your superiors, and yourself, keep these tips in mind as you write, edit, and polish your MEMP.
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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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