Trending News - May 2018
Survey says: Most hospitals aren't ready for mass tragedy
Nine out of 10 ER doctors say their hospitals aren't fully prepared for major disasters or mass tragedies
5/31/2018
New Florida emergency nursing home power rules now the law
Law enacted after 12 patients at a Hollywood Hills rehabilitation center died in the heat after Irma
5/31/2018
Designing emergency departments to shrink wait times
Healthcare organizations are looking to designers for practical solutions to emergency room inefficiency, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
5/31/2018
Closing the loop on medical device cybersecurity
To protect themselves and their patients, healthcare facilities must embrace a holistic, lifecycle approach to connected medical device cybersecurity
5/31/2018
Hospital cutting food waste and cost
Providence Health trimming unnecessary food expenditures
5/31/2018
IoT security is critical to healthcare
Traditional cybersecurity sometimes lapses when it comes to the IoT
5/31/2018
Johnson Controls expands IP camera portfolio with high resolution, bandwidth efficient 4K cameras
5/31/2018
Does biohazardous waste get a label or a bag?
Incorrect waste segregation and labeling are among the most common violations for healthcare facilities
5/30/2018
Technological advances are changing healthcare design
Architecture firms are using virtual reality (VR), 3-D modeling and drones, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
5/30/2018
Hawaii State Hospital announces new facility, security features
The hospital plans to build a new $140 million facility with 16-foot high security walls and enclosed courtyards
5/30/2018
Regulations, Codes & Standards Q&A: Cardboard shipping boxes
Brad Keyes discusses cardboard shipping boxes
5/30/2018
Seattle hospital upgrades communications system
Valley Medical Center is expanding deployment of secure communication system
5/30/2018
Hospital food can carry MRSA, VRE
The study shows one or more food specimens were positive for pathogens
5/30/2018
Reusable medical scopes harbor bacteria after cleaning
More than 70 percent of scopes tested positive for bacteria
5/29/2018
Boston hospitals prepare for tragedy
Healthcare facilities' tactics include large-scale drills
5/29/2018
VA expands telehealth regulations
The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its reach into more remote areas
5/29/2018
Follow-up finds more violations for embattled Wisconsin hospital
More than 30 new violations were found at UnityPoint Health - Meriter
5/29/2018
North Carolina heart hospital consolidates cardiac services
North Carolina Heart & Vascular Hospital plan focuses on patient amenities
5/29/2018
Va. health system works to improve cleaning protocol uniformity
Sentara Healthcare recently initiated a campaign to assess the practices used to clean patient rooms
5/29/2018
Waltonwood Lake Boone Announces Management Team as Senior Living Community Prepares to Open
5/29/2018
How worried should U.S. be about Ebola outbreak?
Patients have turned up in Mbandaka, a city of more than a million on the banks of the Congo River
5/25/2018
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital without promised turnstiles, 1 year after shooting
In the weeks following the mass shooting, the hospital promised tougher security
5/25/2018
Six steps to write an energy-efficient hospital audit report
An energy-efficient hospital audit is how the energy consumption of a healthcare institution is measured
5/25/2018
Healthcare aesthetics getting bold
Subdued approaches are being complemented with bolder, design-forward concepts, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
5/25/2018
Pa. health network drops food vendor Sodexo
St. Luke's University Health Network moves to local company
5/25/2018
Process and design improvements explored for China's Drum Tower Hospital
American and Chinese hospitals evaluate similarities, differences
5/25/2018
Two more cases of Ebola confirmed in urban area of Congo
Total of three cases confirmed in city of 1 million people
5/24/2018
Emergency department communications badges reduce response times
The average response time is now down to 1.02 minutes
5/24/2018
Senior care workforce by the numbers
A report from senior living industry organization Argentum has quantified the labor crisis
5/24/2018
Health intelligent virtual assistant market is disrupting industry
Health intelligent virtual assistant market to be characterized by the massive exploitation of IoT and artificial intelligence
5/24/2018
