The Sextant program from Excel Medical Electronics encourages hospitals to use their AlarmNavigator software to assess their current alarm management environment and establish a baseline from which to make changes.
Read MoreFor hospital HTM departments, the CMS waiver for power strips in patient care areas came as welcome news. But don’t assume that the debate over power strip safety is over.
Read MoreOne of the best bits of news for hardworking and frustrated healthcare technology management professionals this fall was the CMS about-face on power strips.
Read MoreTo 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.
Read MoreThe Joint Commission will include a new “Patient Safety Systems” chapter in the 2015 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. The chapter will be available indefinitely for download from the organization’s website.
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