Jamie Morgan
Articles
Architecture
Designing healing health care interiors
Does your health facility incorporate design elements inspired by its natural surroundings?.
Health Care Facility Technology Systems, IT and OT Infrastructure
Building for tomorrow's health IT needs
Hospitals need to develop flexible but robust Wi-Fi infrastructures that can handle the growing number of mobile devices and equipment being used in health care today..
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene, Compliance and Operations
BARDA funds mass decontamination research
Also this week: EPA orders company to stop selling ineffective disinfectant, the Joint Commission eliminates rules office-based surgery practices and the FDA issues a Class 1 recall..
Operational Excellence, Leadership
The benefits and barriers to using BIM
Does your health care facility face barriers in using building information modeling for facility management?.
Compliance and Operations
CDC, FDA call for better assessment of medical device reprocessing
Also this week: study reports decrease of MRSA in hospitals and FDA releases safety communication on reprocessing bronchoscopes..
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene, Operational Excellence
Why waste-removal operations deserve a closer look
Has your health system implemented an initiative to improve waste-removal operations?.
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene
Three low-cost ways to improve environmental services
New AHRQ report gives insight on staff-based initiatives that can help to improve operations and patient outcomes..
Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene, Compliance and Operations
EPA administrator signs proposed hazardous pharmaceutical waste rule
Also this week: sentinel event statistics from the Joint Commission, and CMS plans to improve physical accessibility of health care facilities..
Architecture
The baby boom effect reaches health care design
Has your health facility incorporated design features specifically to accommodate older patients?.
Compliance and Operations
Joint Commission, ASHE release new hospital compliance resources
Also this week: United States Access Board updates its online guide for ADA and ABA standards and a new study looks into the link between patient perceptions and fall prevention..