Trending News - November 2017
12 Florida nursing home patient deaths ruled homicides
Patients died from environmental heat exposure after Hurricane Irma knocked out the power to the central air conditioning
11/30/2017
National code review urged after Idaho nursing home burns
A Pocatello nursing home destroyed by fire met all applicable fire codes
11/30/2017
Interoperability lessons learned from disasters
Tragic events highlight the necessity for preparing healthcare facility information-sharing systems
11/30/2017
Gundersen Health credits smaller price increase to energy independence
System's 1.8 percent hike lowest in 20 years
11/30/2017
Tips for hiring healthcare cybersecurity pros
Cybersecurity requires people from all backgrounds and majors
11/30/2017
Study: C. diff mostly found in floor corners after disinfection
Study identifies sites where spores persist
11/30/2017
Telemedicine could be impacted by loss of net neutrality
Rural healthcare organizations could be hurt by policy changes
11/29/2017
A regular maintenance schedule protects flooring investment
Facility appearance ratings can drop by as much as 75 percent if floor shine makes a bad first impression
11/29/2017
Ontario healthcare facilities reducing carbon footprint
Province is investing in hospitals to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gases and redirect savings into patient care
11/29/2017
Healthcare facility design advancing safety standards
The standards are based on the concept of a highly reliable organization, which focuses on avoiding catastrophes in an environment where normal accidents can be expected, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
11/29/2017
Mayor’s plan to cut services at Nashville General Hospital met with opposition
Mayor Megan Barry plans to turn Nashville General into an out-patient facility and end in-patient care
11/29/2017
Daylighting promotes healing and wellness at the Florida Hospital for Women at Orlando Campus
11/29/2017
Choosing reusable vs. disposable underpads
Reusable underpads may offer cost savings and usability benefits to healthcare facilities
11/28/2017
New hybrid medical facility coming to former Staten Island Walgreens
Richmond University Medical Center is opening a new healthcare facility
11/28/2017
Fla. nursing home says Irma deaths not staff’s fault
Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills sends letter to Congress says staff could't overcome lack of power to the central air conditioner
11/28/2017
Why your employees are the greatest risk to HIPAA compliance
Often, conversations about HIPAA violations center around technological issues. The remaining compliance violations are related to employee actions and behaviors.
11/28/2017
Las Vegas hospital offers lessons in disaster planning
The emergency room at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center responded to the recent mass shooting
11/28/2017
New Study Proves 2-Minute Cycle with Pulsed Xenon UV Significantly Reduces OR Contamination
11/28/2017
Parkland Hospital ER uses purple lights to improve patient flow
Consultants from Toyota worked on improving discharge time
11/27/2017
Arming security officers with tablets may boost productivity
Tablets can streamline processes, improve communication
11/27/2017
Rwanda healthcare design challenges offer lessons to architects
The inconsistency of Rwanda’s power grid dictated how designers thought about everything from lighting design to backup power, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
11/27/2017
Maintaining security with contract cleaning staff
Improved and standardized security checks urged
11/27/2017
Door alarms can limit OR foot traffic
Excessive foot traffic can send contaminates into the sterile field
11/27/2017
Texas hospital unveils new cafeteria, facilities
Covenant Medical Center expansion also includes an endoscopy unit, a physicians dining room, an entrance and lobby space and a new skybridge connecting to a parking garage
11/27/2017
48 hours after fire at Pa. senior facility, some residents were still missing
Residents were evacuated into bitter cold, and 27 were transported to hospitals
11/22/2017
Indiana hospital adopts recycling program for clean waste
Surgery generates about one-fourth of all hospital waste
11/22/2017
Hennepin County Medical Center’s new ambulatory clinic building reaching for LEED Silver
The building will include six floors of clinics and services, two levels of underground pay parking with 221 stalls for patients and family
11/22/2017
Life Safety Q&A: Exiting from hospital into medical building
Brad Keyes discusses exiting from a hospital into a medical building
11/22/2017
VA seeking partners for healthcare facility projects
CHIP-IN Act authorizes VA to accept donations from up to five non-federal entities
11/22/2017