Compliance and Operations
NEWS
Also this week: NIOSH warns of counterfeit respirators and study determines best hand-washing technique.
NEWS
Also this week: Joint Commission updates emergency management portal, and FDA looks into link between CT and medical device interference.
NEWS
Also this week: AHE gathers data to establish baseline staffing guidelines, and FDA seeks comments on medical device safety.
NEWS
Also this week: CDC makes PPE recommendations to protect against Zika and the FDA proposes a ban on powdered medical gloves.
CONFERENCES
Patient experience and infection control were hot topics at this year's ASHE-sponsored summit.
UPFRONT
Information on health care codes and standards.
NEWS
Also this week: Olympus validates updated duodenoscope reprocessing instructions and study looks at bacterial biofilms in hospital water pipes.
NEWS
Also this week: Joint Commission updates its sentinel event statistics, and a new study says location of hand sanitizer stations has an affect on its use by hospital visitors.
COMPLIANCE+OPERATIONS
Committee works to unify previously conflicting regulations.
FIELD REPORT
System design at Jennie Sealy Hospital exceeds Joint Commission standards for ORs.