Safety - February 2015
Q&A on positive latching doors
In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question about positive latching doors
2/27/2015
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Design considerations for biocontainment units
Design should provide safety and peace of mind to caregivers, while facilitating staff efficiency and patient-centered care
2/26/2015
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Major Pakistani hospitals lack fire safety equipment
Public sector hospitals in Karachi require safety equipments and other rescue measures
2/25/2015
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Accreditation surveys offer lessons in compliance
AAAHC has analyzed compliance data from surveys to identify the accreditation standards with which organizations struggle
2/24/2015
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Important hospital patient safety supplies
Article lists five tools, supplies and resources hospitals need to have to ensure patient safety
2/24/2015
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Cornwall hospital reopens after safety problems
Stratton Community Hospital reopens after safety repairs
2/23/2015
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San Diego hospitals fined for safety lapses
Two facilities were cited after an investigation found the facilities had dangerous practices in place that caused or likely caused serious injury or death to patients
2/23/2015
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Managing long-term costs of infection control
Healthcare organizations are looking for ways to better prepare facilities for potential pandemics and widespread viral outbreaks
2/20/2015
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Life Safety Code Q&A
In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question about the process CMS uses to adopt a new edition of the Life Safety Code
2/20/2015
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Ice machines can be toxic breeding grounds
If commercial ice machines aren't regularly emptied and cleaned, biofilm can form and turn the bin into a low-tech bio-breeding ground
2/19/2015
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Designing for infection control after Ebola scare
The healthcare community is taking advantage of renewed awareness of the importance of infection prevention to educate each other on infection control
2/19/2015
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Access control systems can boost security, workflow for healthcare facilities
New technology allows an authorized user to open locked cabinets and other access points throughout a facility with a single swipe card, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
2/19/2015
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Fire disables Maryland cardiac lab
Lab at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air suffered major damage after an electrical fire
2/19/2015
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Most hospitals not protecting nurses from injuries
There are more than 35,000 back and other injuries among nursing employees every year
2/12/2015
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Hospital's active shooter drill offers lessons to other facilities
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla exercise designed to maximize survival in emergency situations
2/12/2015
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Fire door smoke detectors Q&A
In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question about fire door smoke detectors
2/12/2015
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Focus on Ebola leaves gap in attention to other outbreaks
In survey, 79 percent reported that such focus reduced capacity to prepare for other disease threats
2/11/2015
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Risk assessment toolkit developed
The Center for Health Design is completing a three-year grant project to develop a proactive risk assessment tool for facility design, according to an article on the Behavioral Healthcare website
2/11/2015
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Hazard vulnerability assessment is a valuable design tool
HVAs are one method of measuring the probability of certain hazards
2/10/2015
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Investigations help curb accidents
Accident investigations are done to identify contributing factors that led up to the event, according to an article on the Long-Term Living website
2/10/2015
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Can Disney MagicBands work for hospitals?
A MagicBand could replace patients' ID bracelets and allow patients to hold up their wrist to open doors or check into new areas
2/9/2015
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Website offers resources to reduce healthcare facilities risk
Safety Central includes flyers, videos, articles and resources
2/9/2015
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2015 AIA Institute honors Texas urgent care center
Legacy ER & Urgent Care recognized in the healthcare category
2/9/2015
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California considers allowing cameras in senior care facilities
State may allow some form of videotaping in assisted living facilities
2/9/2015
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A human hospital infrastructure can save lives
Safeguards within a healthcare facility infrastructure can bring better outcomes, better patient safety and cost reductions
2/9/2015
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New technologies measure hand-washing compliance
More accurate readings often lead to discouraging numbers - or a 'new baseline'
2/6/2015
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Hospital reviews ligature hazards after patient's hanging
Inspectors found ligature risks months before incident at Bootham Park Hospital
2/6/2015
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N.Y. hospital fined for exposing workers to bloody, soiled laundry
New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center hit with more than $201K in violations
2/6/2015
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What hospitals do to keep facility secure
Facilities say procedures and protocols are in place to help protect both the public and staff members
2/5/2015
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Proper hand hygiene depends on the right tools, methods
Not all hand-washing methods and soaps are the same
2/5/2015
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New fabric to prevent cross-contamination
Anti-microbial textile provides protection against the transmission of infection in healthcare facilities
2/5/2015
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Security increased after nurse is wounded in shooting at Los Angeles clinic
Facility on MLK Jr. Community Hospital campus will install metal detectors
2/4/2015
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Portable fire extinguishers Q&A
In a recent Q&A on the FacilityCare website, consultant Brad Keyes answered a question about portable fire extinguishers
2/4/2015
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University students build a device to monitor hand washing in hospitals
Northern Arizona University students develop tech to curb hospital infections
2/3/2015
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Joint Commission offers Ebola resources for laboratories, healthcare facilities
Lab Focus issue available for download on website
2/3/2015
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Can there be too much hospital security?
Facilities question whether their security plans are enough - or too much
2/2/2015
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