Category: Government Regulations

Government Regulations

Joint Commission and NQF Reveal 2024 Eisenberg Award Honorees

The Joint Commission and NQF have announced the 2024 Eisenberg Award recipients, recognizing national, local, and individual achievements in patient safety and healthcare quality.

Government Regulations

AdvaMed Pushes for Zero-for-Zero Tariff Model in Medtech Trade

AdvaMed’s president says a reciprocal zero-for-zero tariff model would ensure fair competition and patient access.

Government Regulations

Joint Commission’s Mills to AAMI: Use Common Sense for Alternative Equipment Maintenance

AAMI staffers scrambled at the last minute to provide enough room for attendees at George Mills' annual address to AAMI conference attendees. On his docket this year: infection prevention, endoscope reprocessing, and, of course, the ins and outs of the alternative equipment maintenance program.

Accreditation

FirstLight Home Care Names The Joint Commission as National Provider of Accreditation and Certification Services

Home healthcare company FirstLight Home Care has named The Joint Commission as its national provider of accreditation and certification services.

ECRI Institute

ECRI Expands Total Systems Safety and HFE Solutions

ECRI has expanded its Total Systems Safety (TSS) and Human Factors Engineering (HFE) solutions to address preventable harm in healthcare.

Joint Commission

Inova Achieves First Joint Commission RUHD Certification

Inova, based in Fairfax, Va., is the first health system to receive The Joint Commission’s Responsible Use of Health Data (RUHD) Certification for ethical stewardship, transparency, and privacy in secondary data use.

NFPA

CABMET Fall Meeting

Oct 17, 2013 CABMET Fall Meeting University Hospital, Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion, 12605 E. 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045