Compliance and Operations
Powered for Patients is taking lessons learned from a Rhode Island project to improve deployment of resources at hospitals during disasters
Also this week: HHS selects regional Ebola treatment center and CDC issues health alert on antibiotic-resistant gene
Also this week: Resources to prevent Zika and legionellosis, as well as improve hand-hygiene compliance
UUHC uses Spok Mobile app to keep patient-protected messages secure
Information on health care codes and standards
Also this week: ASHE explains amendments in Life Safety Code, and study looks at sink location impact on hand hygiene
Also this week: CDC announces Zika preparedness funds, and FDA releases draft guidance for 3-D device printing
Authors call for ongoing quality-improvement initiatives regarding infection-prevention policies and practices
Information on health care codes and standards
Also this week: HHS awards $260 million to develop health care infrastructure, CMS adopts new fire safety codes