Binseng Wang, ScD, CCE, FAIMBE, FACCE In December of 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a clarification of hospital equipment maintenance requirements1 contained in the State Operations Manual Provider Certification. This clarification stated that critical equipment must be maintained at the frequency recommended by the manufacturer, whereas the frequency of noncritical […]
Read MoreDean Kamen will present the 2012 UBM Canon’s Medical Design Excellence Awards Lifetime Achievement Award to Thomas Fogarty during the MDEA award ceremony on May 23, 2012.
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Tobey Clark, CCE It has been 5 years since The Joint Commission Clinical Alarm National Patient Safety Goal was removed as a hospital requirement. Are clinical alarms less of an adverse event issue now than they were in 2005, or are events increasing? Are the problems similar or of a different nature? Have new facility […]
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With a presence in the OR and rotating responsibilities, this team keeps service levels high and costs low
Read MoreWorking through the nursing department may be unconventional, but it proves effective for the clinical technology services group at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore.
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