Jamie Morgan
Articles
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..
Architecture, Architecture Compliance
Joint Commission, ASHE launch Physical Environment Portal
Also this week: New CMS rule for long-term care facilities, OSHA updates TB screening instructions, study on PPE removal and FDA issues guidance on surgical gowns..
Architecture, Interior Design
Patient experience linked to incentive compensation
Our 2015 Salary Survey shows interesting data on the growing role nonclinical staff play in patient satisfaction..
Health Care Facility Technology Systems, IT and OT Infrastructure
Telehealth makes itself at home
Studies foresee telehealth for home health care as the next big cost-saver in patient care..
Architecture, Architecture Compliance
The nation's Most Wired hospitals revealed
Also this week: Health facility compliance guide, HHS emergency preparedness grants and a new method to detect superbugs.
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene
Study looks into costs related to preparing for Ebola
Led by the Joint Commission, the study also will explore the benefits and challenges hospitals have experienced in readying for Ebola..