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 The bad ones are often confusing, disorganized, out of date, incomplete, and downright painful to read.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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Some of 24×7’s top stories this year weren’t even from 2015. We look back at some of our most popular stories from 2014 and before, including salary surveys, Joint Commission proclamations, CBET study support, and technology insights.
Read MoreTo help hospitals meet The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal on clinical alarms, the AAMI Foundation has released a toolkit, the Clinical Alarm Management Compendium, offering knowledge, experience, and advice from leading practitioners.
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The Joint Commission’s deadline for implementing Phase II of the National Patient Safety Goal on clinical alarm management is approaching January 1, 2016. In this month’s Soapbox, Clarice Balconi-Lamica of the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center shares how her facility assembled a core decision-making team to tackle the issue.
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