Jamie Morgan
Articles
Architecture
Hospital puts noise-reducing strategies to the test
University of Michigan Health System study looks into design and operational strategies to reduce noise in health facilities..
Compliance and Operations, Emergency Management
Continuing the fight against health care-associated infections
Has your health care system established systemwide best practices in hospital cleaning?.
Construction
Taking stock of health care construction
Industry forecasters give health care construction a favorable outlook for 2016..
Compliance and Operations
HHS awards $169 million to community health centers
Also this week: CDC guidance on Legionnaires, Joint Commission tool to prevent patient falls and forecasts for the health care construction market..
Architecture
Health facilities adopt sound strategies in noise reduction
Have you incorporated noise-reducing interior finishes to dull the thuds from foot traffic and the hums of medical equipment in your health facility?.
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..