Compliance and Operations
Also this week: CDC sees increased infections at dialysis facilities and FDA drafts guidance on interoperability standards
Academy will focus on issues to improve facility design and construction
Information on health care codes and standards
Physical environment issues for health facilities professionals to monitor in the new year
Information on health care codes and standards
Chad Beebe of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering discusses the group’s regulatory goals
Researchers say there are three things health systems should commit to when designing common spaces
Also this week: A new study on the costs of C. diff infections and CDC warns of new superbug variation of CRE
Technology, engineering combine to create infrastructure that improve patient safety and keep a facility operating optimally
Hospitals continue to move to single-patient rooms as an expected amenity rather than a luxury