Jamie Morgan
Articles
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene
Study examines disinfection of mobile devices in health care settings
As smartphone and tablet use grows among facility professionals, health systems need to make sure these traveling surfaces are cleaned properly.
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene, Operational Excellence, Safety and Security
Joint Commission, CDC collaborate on ambulatory care infection prevention project
Also this week: VA invests $22.3 billion in health tech upgrades and New Jersey hospitals partner to reduce C. difficile.
Architecture
More hospitals display nature's healing power
Does your hospital have a healing garden open to patients and staff?.
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene, Operational Excellence
Studies compare hospital cleaning methods
CDC Prevention Epicenter examines different infection prevention strategies to help narrow down best practices in reducing HAIs.
Operational Excellence, Compliance and Operations
NFPA's 2018 Life Safety and Health Care Facilities codes open for comment
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.
Architecture
Designing collaborative care facilities
Does your health care facility have dedicated space for staff collaboration?.
Products, Water Management Products, Communication Systems Products
Solutions
On our radar, plumbing and nurse call systems.
Architecture, Construction, Operational Excellence
Emergency care system designs new prototype to tackle overcrowding
Neighbors Emergency Center hopes to decrease wait times and improve care by rethinking traditional layouts and processes.
Operational Excellence, Safety and Security
AHA comments on New York Times hospital security article
Also this week: Study demonstrates copper's effectiveness in stopping MRSA, and FDA updates two endoscope reprocessor safety alerts.
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene, Operational Excellence
Getting to environmental services' bottom line
Has your ES department implemented a Lean initiative in the past year?.
