Jamie Morgan
Articles
Compliance and Operations
Yelp adds CMS data to health facility profiles
In addition to consumer reviews, Yelp now provides health care data on individual hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis clinics listed on its site..
Architecture, Architecture Compliance
AHA expresses concern on FCC's Channel 37 decision
Also this week: FDA recommends additional steps for duodenoscope reprocessing and OSHA updates its training requirements guide and clarifies recordkeeping rules..
Architecture
Research to look into link between design and patient care
The Academy of Architecture for Health Foundation partners with Emergency Medicine Foundation on research grant to understand the clinical implications of emergency department design..
Compliance and Operations
AHA, ASHE alert Congress to safety concerns over FCC proposal
Also this week: Two studies examine methods to lower Clostridium difficile rates and VA adopts NFPA codes and standards..
Maintenance and Operations
Hospitals reveal barriers to going green
Early results from our 2015 Health Care Facilities Sustainable Operations Survey detail the No. 1 challenge in implementing sustainability initiatives..
Architecture
Award-winning health facilities blend with their natural surroundings
Vermont Psychiatric Hospital and Mayo Health Clinic recognized by international and national competition for design excellence..
Architecture, Architecture Compliance
OSHA provides guidance on revised Hazard Communication standard
Also this week: CMS tests out its new star rating system and HHS launches disaster-readiness resource. .
Maintenance and Operations
Measuring savings and sustainability
Survey results show that energy and waste are the top two facility-related, cost-saving categories hospitals measure..
Operational Excellence
HHS launches disaster preparedness resource
The online compendium covers 24 categories providing emergency information and resources to health systems and public agencies..