To address the issues raised by the recent Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal on Alarm Safety for hospitals, the Clinical Alarm Safety Symposium will explore alarm safety challenges, best practices and technological solutions.
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A new publication from the ECRI Institute, The Alarm Safety Handbook: Strategies, Tools, and Guidance, is intended to help boost hospitals’ efforts to meet the Joint Commission’s 2014 National Patient Safety Goal on clinical alarm safety.
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At a session at the June 2014 annual AAMI conference, George Mills of The Joint Commission outlined the new realities of preventive maintenance.
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George Mills, director of engineering for The Joint Commission, announced Sunday that the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be imposing significant new restrictions on the use of power strips.
Read MoreA weeklong certification course beginning on March 31 at the ECRI Institute is designed to provide hospital facility professionals with the skills needed to prepare for Joint Commission surveys and improve their hazard assessment and control skills.
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