Category: Government Regulations

Government Regulations

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.

Government Regulations

ECRI Experts Spotlight AI Risks, Human Factors, and Maternal Safety at ASHRM 2025

At the ASHRM Annual Conference, ECRI thought leaders urged healthcare organizations to strengthen risk strategies—addressing AI governance, embedding human factors into workflows, and improving maternal outcomes through PSO collaboration.

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

Joint Commission Launches Strategy to Tailor Accreditation for Children’s Hospitals

The new initiative aims to revise standards to better reflect the unique needs of pediatric patients.

ECRI Institute

Pros and Cons of Single-Use Versus Reprocessed Medical Devices

ECRI research examines safety, cost, and environmental tradeoffs of reusing versus discarding medical devices in hospitals.

Joint Commission

Joint Commission Teams with CHAI to Set National AI Guidance

The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI will co-develop guidance and certification to support AI integration across US healthcare organizations.

NFPA

CABMET Fall Meeting

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