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Crafting a Culture of Total Safety: Tejal Gandhi, National Patient Safety Foundation

Crafting a Culture of Total Safety: Tejal Gandhi, National Patient Safety Foundation

Feb 1, 2016 | | 0 |

Last December, an expert panel commissioned by the National Patient Safety Foundation published a report enumerating eight recommendations to achieve what the authors call “total systems safety” across the healthcare enterprise. Tejal Gandhi, MD, president and chief executive officer of the NPSF, convened the panel and oversaw drafting of the report, “Free from Harm: Accelerating Patient Safety Improvement Fifteen Years After To Err Is Human.” She recently spoke to 24×7 about healthcare’s slow progress in the patient safety arena and creating a more holistic approach to patient well-being.

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Indiana Biomedical Society Sees Biomed Role in Population Health Management

Jan 25, 2016 | | 0 |

President of the Indiana Biomedical Society Demetrius Dillard, speaking at the association’s 25th anniversary meeting, said that biomeds have a critical role to play in population health management. That’s because much of the data that eventually drives policy decisions originates from the medical equipment HTM professionals manage. “As we drive innovation in our healthcare world, it allows us to improve care,” Dillard says.

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Joint Commission Appoints New Members to Board, Executive Committee

Jan 25, 2016 | | 0 |

The Joint Commission announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Commissioners, and two new members to its Executive Committee, which also represents the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare’s Board of Directors. These appointees are responsible for providing policy leadership and oversight to help improve patient safety and quality of care at healthcare organizations across the US.

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AAMI Seeks Nominations for Technology Management and Leadership Committees

Jan 20, 2016 | | 0 |

AAMI has issued a call for nominations for openings on its Technology Management Council (TMC), a 24-member committee that represents the interests of biomedical equipment technicians, clinical engineers, and other HTM professionals. AAMI is also seeking volunteers to join its Healthcare Technology Leadership Committee. Nominee submissions are due by March 7, 2016.

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