Beware of ‘Sticker Companies’
The dangers and liabilities of not having your equipment serviced by trained technicians.
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Joint Commission Opens Applications for 2025 Eisenberg and Tyson Awards
The Joint Commission has opened applications for the 2025 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards and the 2025 Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity.
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ECRI Applauds CMS’s New Patient Safety Structural Measure
ECRI is applauding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ new Patient Safety Structural Measure, urging healthcare institutions to adopt a systems-based approach to improve safety and reduce preventable harm.
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Beware of ‘Sticker Companies’
The dangers and liabilities of not having your equipment serviced by trained technicians.
Seaward Donates Tester to Improve Hospice’s Electrical Safety Testing
Seaward donated an advanced tester to a hospice in Yorkshire to improve the safe checking and testing of dozens of electrical appliances.
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How to Handle Home Medical Equipment Recalls and Alerts
ECRI’s top health tech hazard for 2023 is “Gaps in At-Home Medical Device Recalls.” Confusing safety notifications lead to patient harm, as manufacturers lack visibility into users, causing some to miss critical safety alerts.
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Surfacide Expands Disinfection Tech at MedStar Health Hospital Locations
Surfacide is expanding the use of its Helios low-level UV-C Disinfection System across all 10 hospitals in the MedStar Health system.
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Redesigned Medical Alarms Better Alert Staff, Improve Patient Experience
Changing the tune of hospital medical devices could improve public health. The research builds on studies of sound design in medical devices.
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Researchers Find Optimal Layout for a Hospital Isolation Room to Contain COVID
Researchers recently modeled COVID transmission in an isolation room to explore optimal room layout to reduce infection risk for staff.
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HTM vs. the Pandemic: Did We Win?
With COVID-19 much more under control than when the pandemic began, it’s time to ask a simple question, maintains Jeffrey Ruiz, CHTM: “Did we win?”
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ISMP Names Recipients of Inaugural Just Culture Scholarship
The ISMP awarded the 2023 Judy Smetzer Just Culture Champion Scholarships to three healthcare practitioners who are emerging safety leaders.
