Category: Government Regulations

Government Regulations

HANYS Marketplace and ECRI Partner to Improve Patient Safety in New York Hospitals

The collaboration provides health systems with evidence-based solutions to address medical device safety, infection control, and medication practices.

Government Regulations

ECRI Urges Congress to Strengthen Oversight of Digital Health Tools

The patient safety organization highlights risks associated with unvalidated wellness devices and lack of transparency in clinical decision support software.

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

What HTM Needs to Know About The Joint Commission’s New Accreditation Model

As Accreditation 360 rolls out in January 2026, the Joint Commission explains what’s changing, what isn’t, and how HTM teams can prepare.

ECRI Institute

AI Chatbots Top Annual List of Health Technology Hazards

ECRI’s report also sounds the alarm on insufficient planning for systems outages, substandard medical products, missed recalls of home diabetes management devices, and more.

Joint Commission

Joint Commission Partners With STS and ACC on Outcomes-Based Cardiac Certification

The new certification will use existing clinical registry data from STS and ACC to measure patient outcomes while reducing reporting burden for hospitals.

NFPA

CABMET Fall Meeting

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