Codes + Standards
Plus: Joint Commission updates standards; NFPA elects new Health Care Section Chair; ASPR tests biocontainment transporting unit
Plus: ASHE leader appointed to battery safety committee; ASPR shares violence prevention recommendations; IAHSS releases updated guidelines
Plus: FGI publishes errata for 2022 Guidelines, FDA adopts new standard for hyperbaric chambers, cybersecurity national emergency extended
Plus: ASHE seeks comments on NFPA cybersecurity chapter, agencies publish guide on OT cyberprotection, CMS updates lab immediate jeopardy rule
Plus: The Joint Commission updates life safety standards, IAHSS updates drug diversion guideline, CMS updates signage on patient rights
Plus: ASHRAE publishes Standard 170 errata; cybersecurity cohort warns of OT risks; The Joint Commission launches new accreditation
The new standard conforms to updated guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on ligature risk in health care facilities
The revisions bring greater alignment with NFPA codes, zero in on operational technology cybersecurity and emphasize creating safe workplaces
The accrediting organization shares its reasoning behind citations issued for spare circuit breakers switched to the ‘on’ position
The committee’s work will lead to better alignment with existing health care ventilation standards, NFPA 99 and more