According to FDA officials, the agency will be more closely evaluating the potential for certain materials to cause immune/inflammatory reactions in a small number of patients to improve understanding of materials, help uncover ways to identify patients predisposed to these reactions, and improve the overall safety and performance of medical devices.
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David Perrott, MD, DDS, MBA, FACS, has been named chair of The Joint Commission’s Board of Commissioners, effective January 1. In this role, Perrott will oversee activities of the board and its executive committee.
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Clinical engineering expert Binseng Wang says he’s heard a problematic argument lately: that in addition to promoting equipment safety, alternative equipment maintenance is also designed to cut costs. Not so, Wang argues, and viewing AEM as a way to save money is potentially detrimental to HTM departments.
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Below, four individuals in the CMMS space sit down with 24×7 Magazine to discuss what hospitals should look for when purchasing a computerized maintenance management system and how this technology is changing the game for HTM departments.
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Sentinel Event Alert #60—Developing a reporting culture: Learning from close calls and hazardous conditions explores guidance for healthcare organizations and leaders in establishing a psychologically safe environment that eliminates fear of negative consequences for reporting mistakes, and actively encourages learning from “close calls” in patient care.
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