Safety June 2016 - Posts About Healthcare Facilities Management
Display by Topic:
6/24/2016
Seeing red for healthcare facility safety
Outpatient Surgery website lists ways the color red can be used to promote patient safety
6/20/2016
Healthcare security in the 21st century
Many healthcare facilities have developed contingency plans in the event of a natural disaster or mass trauma
6/20/2016
Body-worn hand-hygiene system increases decontamination
Researchers tested intraoperative hand-hygiene method and personalized, body-worn hand-hygiene system
6/17/2016
CDC offers guide to prevent Legionnaires' disease outbreaks
Better water management could have prevented the majority of outbreaks
Video
6/16/2016
How healthcare facilities respond to mass shootings
Facilities have emergency/disaster plans for preparing their emergency rooms and trauma centers for a sudden influx of patients
6/16/2016
Improved scope cleaning with enhanced visual inspection
Advanced technology and intentional visual inspection practices can greatly improve hospitals' processing quality
6/15/2016
Toxic smoke protection for patients, staff urged
Toxic plumes in surgical smoke are a hazard to patients, surgeons, and nurses
6/13/2016
Ottawa hospital to install safety alarms after attack on nurse
Brockville Mental Health Centre is ordered to install electronic alarms, improve staff training and hire security guards
6/10/2016
Memphis VA cited after body tissue found in drain
An engineer pipe-fitter was exposed to body tissue while unclogging a drain
6/9/2016
Protect networked IP cameras from cyberattacks
Poorly configured devices can offer an opportunity to gain entry into the network
6/8/2016
Weighing the risks of OR surveillance
Secret videotaping of operations to catch a drug thief at a San Diego hospital has led to allegations of patient privacy breaches
6/6/2016
Hand-hygiene improvement urged for outpatient clinic
Study suggests improvements for infection-prevention practices
6/3/2016
What's a healthcare facility's liability when a patient falls?
Strict policies can help reduce the risk of patient slips, trips and falls
6/3/2016
Study looks at impact of sink location on hand-hygiene compliance
Study examines behavior after care of patients with Clostridium difficile infection
6/3/2016
Using video monitoring to reduce patient falls
For a growing number of healthcare facilities, the right-size solution is a combination of technology and caregiver involvement
6/1/2016
Violent crime in hospitals dropped in 2015
But research from the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety says assaults are up