Service Animals in the ER
Balancing the need to keep medical settings safe and clean with the rights of patients with disabilities and their service animals has challenges.
Vaccine Safety: Is Your Team Up To Snuff?
Take time in the final week of August to reflect on immunization preparedness and handling practices in your facility.
Treatment Center Faces $207k Fine as OSHA Announcements Grow Rarer
A facility in Massachusetts is accused of failing to address workplace violence risks as it had promised.
CMS Clarifies Which Doors Must Be Inspected Annually
After pushback, federal officials backed away from their claim that smoke barrier doors must be inspected and tested annually.
Ready For A Disaster? If Not, It Will Cost You.
Orlando Health’s corporate manager of emergency preparedness talks about his experience with the Pulse nightclub shooting and how healthcare leaders can better prepare their organizations to handle disasters.
Transitional Care Gets a Room of Its Own
As emergency rooms see long lines and post-discharge patients roam hallways, dedicated space for transitional care is once again on the minds of many care quality advocates.
Hospital Successfully Fends Off OSHA Citation
More than 18 months after being cited by OSHA for allegedly failing to guard adequately against workplace violence, one of the largest public hospitals in the United States is claiming victory. Bergen Regional Medical Center (BRMC) in Paramus, N.J., defended its program and recently reached an agreement with federal officials, who dismissed the citation.
Selecting the Ideal Healthcare Disinfectant: Balancing Efficacy & Surface Compatibility
In healthcare facilities, cleaning and disinfecting surfaces is essential for reducing the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Surfaces, equipment and medical devices found throughout the environment are prone to contamination with healthcare-associated pathogens, many of which can survive on surfaces for prolonged periods and contribute to transmission.
Looking At The Biggest Problems With PPE
PPE protects workers from infection and harm and it also plays a key role in patient safety: It keeps employees from accidentally exposing patients to harmful chemicals and bacteria from around the facility.
FDA Warns Battery-Powered Mobile Medical Carts Are A Potential Fire Hazard
Reports of explosions, fires, and overheating in medical carts have forced some hospitals to evacuate, according to the FDA.