Would you spend 20 million dollars on software?
According to Becker's Health It, the state of Connecticut has scrapped a software program it spent $20 million developing that was intended to exchange health […]
Let's talk about UDIs, the GMDN and the new rules.
In the biomedical and hospital field, much is said about medical devices, maintenance, new medical technology, management, and parts; engineers, technicians, and other staff are […]
CMS proposes public reporting of inspections
In this post, CMS proposed "public reporting of clinical quality measure data", specifying limited criteria for each type of organization. According to NPR Health News, […]
SAFER matrix - Survey Analysis For Evaluating Risk
This single matrix is now used to evaluate risk instead of various criteria that varied by EP. It is a simple 3 level risk evaluation […]
The Joint Commission on Environment of Care changes
Relevant information presented by TJC (The Joint Commission) before 2017: For the past several years, facilities management and hospital safety have been under a microscope […]
Interesting Resources on Infection Control
" ... Including about 100,000 annually at a cost of $30B in North America alone. ... Inadequate hand hygiene remains a frequent and modifiable contributing […]
Federal Consensus Standards for Medical Devices
Federal Consensus Standards for Medical Devices The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), which is a part of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), […]
Atul Gawande on end-of-life choices
Jon Stewart interviewed Atul Gawande on this book "Being Mortal". Gawande reports that a group of cancer patients choosing palliative care at end of life […]
Joint Commission 101
Joint Commission 101 Patient Safety - Joint Commission, National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) The Joint Commission The Joint Commission is an independent (not government), not-for-profit […]
Risk Management Plan
Risk Management Plan 1. Introduction Risk management is mostly defined as the systematic applications of management. Risk management is to be integrated with different activities […]
Hospital-acquired infections
In the United States alone, hospital borne illnesses reach to more than 1.7 million and 99,000 of them die every year. In Europe, nosocomial infections […]
