Jamie Morgan
Articles
Construction
2016 Hospital Construction Survey shows patient experience now part of the plan
About the HFM/ASHE 2016 Construction Survey.
Compliance and Operations
Comment period ending soon for pharmacy compounding facility standard
Also this week: CDC sees increased infections at dialysis facilities and FDA drafts guidance on interoperability standards.
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene
Hospitals find creative ways to improve hand hygiene
Has your health care facility ever launched a campaign to increase hand-hygiene compliance?.
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene, Operational Excellence
CDC project will tackle hand-hygiene education
In collaboration with GOJO, the CDC is updating its hand-hygiene educational materials with plans to make them available to health care facilities this summer.
Architecture
FDA guidance tackles medical device cybersecurity issues
Also this week: New Physical Environment Portal resources and CDC launches personal protective equipment project.
Architecture
Getting it right with mock-up designs
Does your health care organization create mock-ups prior to finalizing designs?.
Architecture
FDA proposes early warning system for medical device safety issues
Also this week: Senate report on infections from duodenoscopes, and AHA recommendations to expand broadband access to rural hospitals.
Architecture
Joint Commission updates emergency management resources
Also this week: New guidance on unique device identification and study finds 50 percent of hospital mattresses contain resistant-bacteria.
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene
Moving to a coordinated infection prevention approach
Does your health system work with other organizations in its infection control efforts?.