Jamie Morgan
Articles
Operational Excellence, Maintenance and Operations
Joint Commission updates Sentinel Events data for 2016
Also this week: FDA addresses insanitary conditions in pharmacies and issues Class I recall.
Products, Interior Surfaces Products, Furnishings Products
Solutions
Furniture, hard flooring and more products on our radar.
Construction, Project Management
Hospital gets second chance after decade-long hiatus
Grandview Medical Center was the answer to a halted construction project.
Health Care Facility Technology Systems
Tech talk: Bedside theater, robot aides and opioid alternatives
Alternative technologies help to ease anxiety, stress and pain in vulnerable patients.
Compliance and Operations
ASHE webinar explains new CMS requirements for health care renovations
Also this week: Ventilation's role in disease transmission, and HLAC works on new laundry standard.
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene
Nonclinical staff can play a key role in customer service
Is your health system's environmental services department trained to help improve patient satisfaction?.
Facility Engineering, Building Infrastructure Equipment, Biomedical Engineering
Texas A&M University will educate future docs to think like engineers
The school's new EnMed program will integrate medical school education and product innovation.
Compliance and Operations, Emergency Management
CMS working on emergency preparedness rule
Also this week: Studies on minimizing OR traffic and inaccurate hand-hygiene auditing methods.
Health Care Facility Technology Systems
Tech talk: Live streaming from the NICU, Blockchain and data analytics
High-tech innovations help advance transparency and collaboration in health care.
Compliance and Operations, Engineering Compliance
Joint Commission makes major changes to Plans for Improvement
Also this week: Hand-hygiene compliance helps reduce MRSA, and NFPA hosts free webinar on code revisions.