Compliance and Operations
Also this week: CMS issues memo for fire- and smoke-door testing requirements
Also this week: New info on duodenoscope reprocessing from the FDA and others
A detailed understanding of a facility can help to prioritize future building investments
CMS updates Legionella prevention requirements, and Joint Commission continues EP revisions
Also this week: CDC wants to know about emerging health hazards in the workplace
Connecticut hospitals participate in simulation to comply with CMS' Emergency Preparedness Rule
Also this week: Ransomware hits U.S. hospitals, and NFPA works on new active-shooter standard
Also this week: A new cybersecurity threat emerges, and FDA's list of hard-to-clean reusable devices
Douglas S. Erickson, 2018 FGI Health Guidelines Revision Committee chair, talks about FGI's upcoming editions
Plus AHA works to expand telehealth in rural areas, and ECRI gives guidance on ransomware prevention