Trending News - October 2013
Going green in managing waste can be cost effective
Minimizing what goes into the trash can and save money on supplies, resources and operations
10/31/2013
Unpaid janitor, cook stayed with abandoned nursing home patients
Elderly patients left to fend for themselves after nursing home was closed
10/31/2013
Sharing knowledge for a better infection control future
Infection Prevention Seminar in the UK aims to inform, promote and sustain expert infection prevention policy and practice
10/31/2013
Rush University Medical Center among honorees for building design
Boldly-sculpted hospital by Perkins+Will has created a new landmark along the Eisenhower Expressway
10/31/2013
Oregon doctor criticizes Leapfrog hospital safety scores
Accuracy of many of the reported hospital rankings is questioned
10/31/2013
Tips from ASC administrators to prep for Medicare inspections
Three ambulatory surgery center administrators discuss preparing their centers for surveyors and Medicare inspections
10/31/2013
Mississippi community college opens Healthcare Simulation Center to public
Center offers technology and equipment to for training for everything from health facilities to funeral services
10/31/2013
Children's hospital expansion has healing art gallery feel
Hospital's interior highlights the landmarks and life found in and around Washington's Puget Sound
10/31/2013
Ecolab Equipment Care and Green Turtle Americas announce exclusive distribution partnership
10/31/2013
Emerson Network Power debuts breakthrough ASCO multiple bus load and generator control software
10/31/2013
Canadian hospital trimming food services to patients
Once standard items on hospital food trays such as coffee, tea, salt and pepper will only be made available by request
10/30/2013
Vinyl flooring linked to potentially harmful substances
Flooring contains potentially dangerous phthalates which are also food packaging, medical devices, and even pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and soaps
10/30/2013
Hospital safety report cards seem to be having a positive effect
New Jersey hospitals' grades steadily improving as employers, insurers take notice
10/30/2013
EHR vendors facing certification hurdles difficulties under Stage 2 of meaningful use
Fewer software developers had certified electronic health record systems for use by health care providers under Stage 2 meaningful use requirements than under Stage 1 of the program
10/30/2013
Lighting trends in healthcare design illuminated
The growing use of LEDs has changed the way architects, lighting designers and healthcare facility decision-makers approach lighting
10/30/2013
Keeping chiropractic tables clean
Study says only 62 percent of chiropractors had a routine chiropractic table disinfection protocol in place
10/30/2013
Telemedicine kiosks allow virtual after-hours doctor visits
Cleveland hospital systems adopting kiosks to try to bring patients better, cheaper access to medical care after hours
10/30/2013
Former Kentucky Wal-Mart renovated into health center
T.J. Sampson Health Pavilion houses outpatient services including kidney care, lab services, radiology, rehabilitation, urgent care, women's health and physician offices
10/30/2013
Genpact optimizes Scripps Health Hospital coding and health information management (HIM) operations
10/30/2013
Leapfrog's new safety grades give more than 800 hospitals an A
Only 3.5% of hospitals significantly improved their grades since the the last report in May
10/29/2013
Virginia's medical building restrictions to be re-examined
A federal appeals court instructs a district court to reconsider whether the statute unconstitutionally inhibits interstate commerce
10/29/2013
Report says Walgreens exposing customer health data
'Well Experience' model relocates pharmacists to a work station in front of the counter
10/29/2013
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System engineering a fail-safe health system
Quality departments were centralized, all employees were trained on the principles of high reliability, protocols were created for most medical procedures
10/29/2013
Puyallup is first project to get new LEED-HC certification
Washington medical center achieves LEED Gold for its new outpatient clinic
10/29/2013
Gaza students create energy-saving hospital cleaning device
Engineers hope device will be used to sterilize hospital rooms in Gaza
10/29/2013
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield completed ahead of schedule
BIM 360 field, electronic document management, field tablets, an onsite information kiosk and mechanical, electrical and plumbing robotics used
10/29/2013
New Jersey medical center takes emergency care mobile
ER Check-In app allows patients to notify hospital of a pending emergency department visit with their smartphone, tablet or computer
10/29/2013
Parallels seen between the budget crisis and infection control
Top-down approach to infection control creates a rift that leads to a separation of the two sides and the lack of a congruent effort until an HAI occurs
10/28/2013
Washington hospital prepares for disaster
Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington participates in a state-wide earthquake drill
10/28/2013
Social network model proposed to fight hospital infections
Study focused on interactions between patients and healthcare workers and the multiple competing factors that can affect transmission
10/28/2013
Take a photo tour of the Pain and Rehabilitative Consultants Medical Group Clinic
Emeryville, Calif. facility is a consolidation of four PRCMG operations
10/28/2013
Vertical campus promotes collaborative healthcare
Stacking separate facilities with a shared common space in between, results in collisions that encourage collaboration
10/28/2013
Ten major infection control stories from the summer and fall
Last five months have been eventful for infection control
10/28/2013
Illinois hospital starts $200M modernization project
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington will add 230,000 square feet and renovate 150,000 square feet making the 169-bed hospital more patient friendly and efficient
10/28/2013
Designing a hospital room based on patient needs.
'Patient Room 2020' project integrates hardware components such as a computer screen and iPad to improve sanitation
10/28/2013