Compliance and Operations
FIELD REPORT
Bon Secours uses online resources from Stericycle to meet DOT requirement for handling regulated medical waste.
COMPLIANCE
ASHE, the FCC and the FDA provide background and guidance on this service..
NEWS
Also this week: Joint Commission details top compliance challenges, and APIC releases infection control manual for hospital construction..
NEWS
Also this week: FDA issues warnings on duodenoscopes and Joint Commission alerts organizations to new tubing connector standards..
COMPLIANCE
ASHE and Joint Commission collaborate on online resource to offer help complying with most cited Joint Commission facility standards.
INFECTION PREVENTION
Leapfrog Group survey shows big jump in hospitals that practice hand hygiene measures.
INFECTION PREVENTION
Has your health care system established systemwide best practices in hospital cleaning?.
NEWS
Also this week: CDC guidance on Legionnaires, Joint Commission tool to prevent patient falls and forecasts for the health care construction market..
NEWS
In addition to consumer reviews, Yelp now provides health care data on individual hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis clinics listed on its site..