Effective October 9, George Mills, MBA, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, CHSP, will leave The Joint Commission (TJC) as director of engineering. Mills has been with TJC for 14 years and has served in his current role for the past six years.
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CMS is requiring all medical equipment—including devices classified as “non-critical” in the alternative equipment management program—to have a 100% scheduled maintenance completion rate. But instead of expanding the scheduled maintenance (SM) interval, why not “float” the SM? posits CE expert Binseng Wang.
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The University of Kansas Health System is the first hospital in the nation to achieve Joint Commission Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification. To achieve this certification, a hospital must demonstrate evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for cardiac care, performance measurement requirements, and more.
Read MoreAtirix Medical Systems Inc., based in Minneapolis, will reveal the latest release of its flagship product, the patented QC-Track system, at AHRA’s 45th Annual Meeting and Exposition being held July 9–12 in Anaheim, Calif. The QC-Track 5.4 release introduces new capabilities for ultrasound quality control.
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Four books published by The Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources, Inc. have been named “Doody’s Core Titles in Health Sciences for 2017”. The annual Doody’s Core Titles list recognizes the best titles published within a variety of medical specialties.
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