In January 2007, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, or JCAHO, officially shortened its name to “The Joint Commission.” The CCE Prep article in the January 2007 issue of 24×7 reviewed the requirements of The Joint Commission standard EC.6.10. This article will review the requirements of standard EC.6.20. Each Joint Commission standard is […]
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In the future, most information management will be handheld, allowing clinicians to access patient information wherever they are. With the promise of benefits, such as improved productivity, better patient outcomes, and decreased cost of care, wireless technology is rapidly transforming the face of health care. It is not unusual to see today’s clinicians accessing electronic […]
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Read MoreWith all the buzz about a national health IT infrastructure, electronic health record interoperability, and standards, increasing focus has come to the medical device connectivity standard known as IEEE 1073.
Read MoreOver the years, anesthesia equipment has evolved from simple pneumatic devices to sophisticated computer-based systems, but the basic objective remains the same: to safely put someone to sleep and wake them up again. “There have been changes in how we service machines and in how they are manufactured, but the basics are still there,” says Gail […]
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