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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In this expert roundtable, six of the top authorities in HTM—all of whom serve on 24×7 Magazine’s editorial board—sit down with 24×7 Magazine Chief Editor Keri Forsythe-Stephens to discuss the last 12 months in HTM and reveal what they expect to see in 2019.
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